Storage Analysis Report (STAR)
The STorage Analysis Report (STAR) presents users with a unique opportunity to easily model “before and after” scenarios as the first stage in planning a storage consolidation project.
With this tool, users can compare their current storage installation against a comprehensive list of storage product and capacity options to quickly identify consolidation alternatives.
Outcomes from STAR allow users to determine key consolidation planning criteria including the relative environmental impact (or “greenness”) of adopting various storage consolidation strategies. By using the tool, a storage purchaser can rapidly evaluate how energy-efficient one solution may be over another and then have a baseline for determining likely power and cooling cost savings.
STAR is a companion tool to the Ideas International Server Consolidation Analysis Report (CAR), which has been very successful at helping enterprise server buyers model their server consolidation initiatives.
STAR provides a comprehensive summary of major online disk storage products (including Storage Area Network, Direct-Attached Storage, and Network-Attached Storage products) marketed from circa 1997 to the present. It covers a range of environmental and capacity considerations, including dimensions, rack U-values, maximum (or nameplate) heat and power requirements, maximum weight, RAID usage, and average capacity utilization.
Full functional specifications and local country pricing for the target storage solutions can be evaluated from data held in the Ideas International online Competitive Profiles database.
The intended audience for STAR is infrastructure planning professionals who are involved in modeling storage consolidation project options.
The same related value is also available to storage and infrastructure consultants who advise end users on similar projects.
How is STAR delivered?
STAR is delivered as an Excel 97-2003 (*.xls) spreadsheet.
How frequently is STAR updated?
STAR is updated quarterly.
How do I receive updates?
STAR is distributed through the Competitive Profiles (CP) subscriber website.
How is the STAR data sourced?
Product configuration data is sourced from CPStorage, while the detailed environmental data is typically sourced from vendor supplied configuration tools or other detailed product documentation, such as planning guides etc.
How is STAR licensed?
- Prerequisites: STAR is licensed as an add-on to a Competitive Profiles CPStorage license. A license to CPStorage is a prerequisite to customers wishing to license STAR.
- Tiering of license: To ensure the greatest equity to customers, STAR is licensed on a sliding-tier scale. Licenses range from single user, through multi-user, site, country, and finally corporate licenses.
- Scope of license: Customers must have a similar or greater CP license compared to the scope of the STAR license.
How much does STAR cost?
STAR prices start at $9000 USD for a single user license and scale up per a tiered schedule. For more detailed pricing, please e-mail sales@ideasinternational.com.
