Enterprise Data Storage Management for a Global Bank

Client Challenge

• Our client was focused on a cost reduction strategy across its technology estate
• Following on from our initial assessment, Storage was identified as a target area, selected due to its ever-increasing cost profile
• While unit costs for Storage are continually decreasing, regulatory and legal requirements are driving volumes exponentially, while business demand continues to grow
• Management Information around the consumption and usage of data was difficult and labour-intensive to compile and failed to provide the required insight
• Capacity and Demand Management processes were immature

What We Did

• Built a baseline of current storage capacity by Data Centre and technology
• Assessed the Capacity and Demand Management processes against TORI’s maturity assessment model
• Built a cost model to forecast the cost impacts of the various options available to address the core issues
• Reviewed in-flight projects impacting the Storage estate
• Reviewed available data and identified gaps
• Built capacity models for each Data Centre, identifying capacity constraints
• Reviewed current technology and vendor mix

Outcome & Results

• Production of a comprehensive capacity report detailing:
  • Data Centre level points of capacity exhaustion
  • A review of in-flight re-fresh programmes and identification of issues therein
  • Assessment of dedicated storage impacts
  • Identification of unaddressed technical debt
• Provided recommendations and templates for building required Management Information
• Developed governance model and process definitions for deploying effective capacity and demand management
• Identified key levers for impacting cost base over the next 3-5 years, including significant (£10m+) cost avoidance of new hardware investment

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