NetApp IT is a huge fan of OnCommand Insight (OCI), NetApp’s storage resource management software. Since installing OCI straight out of the box, our team now has a holistic view of their entire storage infrastructure, both on-premises and cloud. OCI quickly identified underused and orphaned assets for re-use and consolidation. It provides end-to-end visibility of the entire IT service-delivery chain so applications can be traced to a business service. The staff love the self-service portal that gives them access to performance reports in our CMDB.

1. How NetApp IT maximizes
its storage assets with
IT Service-Delivery Chain Integration
OCI gave us end-to-end visibility of our IT
service-delivery chain so applications can be
traced to a business capability.
Dashboards
We used OCI's automated, business-level
reporting to create dashboards as well as
standard storage management reports.
Discovered TBs
of orphaned
storage
Found hosts
with multi-path
issues
Uncovered virtual
infrastructure
inefficiencies
Identified
underutilized
storage
Detected
vulnerabilities in,
and risks to, our
environment
Aggregated
metrics from any
location or system
for analysis
Out-of-the-Box Results
Proactive Approach
We identified key performance indicators that
accurately communicate storage capacity
and performance to avoid future constraints.
Workload Rebalancing/Capacity Management
OCI helped us rebalance workloads when evaluating
our storage against IT capacity and performance
management objectives and future needs.
Reported
performance via
self-service portal
linked to ServiceNow
NetApp Storage Resource Management Software
OnCommand Insight®
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