LAST TO TAKE INTO ACCOUNT
[color = # 0000CD] Cost of storage extension. [/colour]
It will depend on the financial policy of the company, but usually it is convenient to acquire the Storage System with all the discs to be used in the next 3 or 4 years. Normally the price of discs is usually lower when we make the purchase with respect to a future expansion. Just in case, another appropriate question would be Once purchased the new Storage, how much will it cost to expand the disk space? The answer would have to include disk costs, expansion trays and extended warranty.
[color = # 0000CD] Cost of renewal of Support. [/colour]
Usually, when we invest in a Host as well as in a NAS or SAN, we take out a 3-year guarantee. Once the 3 years have passed, the most common is to renew the Support for 1 or 2 more years. Many times we get surprises at that time to know the cost of renewal. So it would be nice to know the cost of both renewal and initial acquisition of the warranty for 4 or 5 years. What will be the annual renewal cost of the Support after the first 3 years? What is the maximum number of years of Guarantee that I can hire?
[color = # 0000CD] Integration with Virtualization Platform . [/colour]
Again we will discuss a feature that often makes the difference with the rest of Storage Solutions. Several storage companies offer us some Plugins that are integrated into our Virtualization environment management system, such as the vCenter. These Plugins will allow us to create Datastores, Increase spaces of the LUNs, Perform Caps Snapshots, Clone Virtual Machines and many other tasks. All this from the console of our Virtualization environment and without the need to log in to the Management System of the Controller. Is the Cajon Management Software integrated with my Virtualization environment?
[color = # 0000CD] Cost per GB / IOPS. [/colour]
Once we know the features, functionality and capabilities that the new Storage System will have, I will be interested in starting to compare costs. A mandatory account that we must make is the Dollars / GB and Dollars / IOPS ratio. Considering naturally the rest of the characteristics that we mentioned previously. What ratio Dollars / Giga and Dollars / IOPS will I have?
[color = # 0000CD] Cost of Installation and Configuration. [/colour]
It will be essential to have a solid start-up and a viable transmission of knowledge. A good installation and configuration can make the difference of making the most of our Storage System. In the same way, a correct configuration will allow me to obtain all the performance that the system can give me? What cost should I consider for the Installation, Configuration and Initial Training?
[color = # 0000CD] Price. [/colour]
And we have left for the latter what tends to tip the scales. At this point we should try to be impartial and consider all the characteristics, the quality of the company that manufactures and supports the solution, the quality of service of the company that sells me the system and punctuate each item according to the importance it represents for me. company. What is the cost of the Storage Solution?
With this tutorial we will complete the development of the variables to be taken into account at the time of our decision making in the choice of our Storage Drawer. It can be very long or tiring to see each point, but we must bear in mind that when we take our initial step, we will be betting on our technology and ideals and of course a strong commitment to the economic and future of our company.