Dashboard

Once you have solid storage policies in place, all you need is regular updates on your storage situation to see how it is developing. The NSS:Dashboard keeps you informed, saving you the time of having to dig for the information yourself. The dashboard communicates potential danger areas and provides context sensitive advice to immediately resolve identified issues, all aimed to help you optimize your storage usage and save you valuable time.

Schedule dashboard emails with regular intervals to land in your inbox. Share this info across the board and schedule emails to be sent to CIO, CFO etc.

Get e-mail updates (or as the NSS start page) on your storage status; issues are automatically highlighted and practical solutions are identified.Below you will find a comprehensive list ofthe storage analytics features within Northern Storage Suite:

Storage Analysis:

• Current state - Total usage and total capacity within the environment.
• Current paths - Paths at specific usage brackets and path growth rates.
• Critical paths - Highlighting paths at dangerous levels.
• Future critical paths - Paths that require immediate action.
• Current users - Revealing average and excessive usage.
• Future users - Projected levels of usage and future distribution among users.
• File type growth - Changes in the size of file type groups and projected future sizes.

Warnings and Action Recommendations:

• Warning flags: current status - Immediate communication of where action is needed.
• Warning flags: future status - Dashboard identifies trends within the storage environment and projects what effect these trends will have. Dangerous trends are instantly identified and communicated.
• Action recommendations - Taking the next step from identifying current and future problem areas – NSS: Dashboard offers expert, environment-specific advice as to how the identified problem areas can be managed and how the predicted future issues can be easily avoided.