Novell ® File Management Suite Intelligently Manage File Storage for Maximum Business Benefit Sophia Germanides David Condrey

© Novell, Inc. All rights reserved.** CONFIDENTIAL – DO NOT DISTRIBUTE ** 2 Agenda Customer Challenges Novell File Management Suite – Novell Storage Manager – Novell Dynamic File Services – Novell File Reporter Summary

© Novell, Inc. All rights reserved.** CONFIDENTIAL – DO NOT DISTRIBUTE ** 3 The Iceberg in the Data Center Could it sink you? structured data unstructured data 80 % of all digital data is unstructured Increasing cost to manage growing storage resources Unstructured data resists categorization, utilization, and reuse

© Novell, Inc. All rights reserved.** CONFIDENTIAL – DO NOT DISTRIBUTE ** 4 Customer Challenges Explosive growth of unstructured data (files) Regulatory compliance Storage admin tasks highly manual and redundant Costs in hardware, power, cooling, administration More electronic collaboration = more files Hidden value deep in file systems Upgrading to Open Enterprise Server Where to start? Buy More!

© Novell, Inc. All rights reserved.** CONFIDENTIAL – DO NOT DISTRIBUTE ** 5 Or, Get Smart Reduce, Reuse, Recycle! Save money & man hours Leverage existing investments Use your resources for more strategic projects Enhance existing data center solutions Business Benefits of Novell File Management Suite

© Novell, Inc. All rights reserved.** CONFIDENTIAL – DO NOT DISTRIBUTE ** 6 How many orphaned folders are on the network? How many TB of MP3s? How many documents haven't been accessed in the six months? The last year? How many redundant files are stored? Do you know...? Do you know how much space the files above take up on your network? How much does it cost to power and cool? How much time are you spending backing up? Understanding your data better is the first step to rationalizing it

Novell File Management Suite

© Novell, Inc. All rights reserved.** CONFIDENTIAL – DO NOT DISTRIBUTE ** 8 Enhance and Complement Novell File Management Suite Universal Solution – Works with any Incumbent Solution Automated & Identity-Driven File System Management Directory Services / Policy File System Operating System / Driver Storage Resource Management Virtual Device Management Volume / LUN Physical Device Management SAN / NAS / DAS File Block Novell File Management Suite Traditional “Storage Resource Management” domain populated by Storage Vendors

© Novell, Inc. All rights reserved.** CONFIDENTIAL – DO NOT DISTRIBUTE ** 9 Novell Storage Manager Novell Dynamic File Services for Windows Novell Dynamic File Services for Windows Novell File Reporter Novell File Management Suite

© Novell, Inc. All rights reserved.** CONFIDENTIAL – DO NOT DISTRIBUTE ** 10 Automated policies attach data to users and groups, while keeping costs low for IT. User creates, accesses, saves data to disk Intelligent File Management Identity-Driven Data Management Identity-Driven Data Management Automated Data Reporting Automated Data Reporting Policy-based Data Relocation Policy-based Data Relocation Stale data can be relocated to cheaper storage devices IT assesses data usage patterns and makes or adjust policies to optimize fixed resources Cloud

© Novell, Inc. All rights reserved.** CONFIDENTIAL – DO NOT DISTRIBUTE ** 11 The Common Thread: Identity HIPAA Sarbanes-Oxley Privacy Act Audit Requirements NCLB / AYP Fast employee ramp-up Do more with less Team Collaboration Eliminate redundant administration tasks Reduce helpdesk burden Trend Analysis Reduce Complexity Consistent storage policies De-provision access to critical data File Rights Analysis Intellectual Property Identity-driven Storage Management Regulatory Compliance Productivity Cost ReductionData Security

Novell Storage Manager Identity-Driven Data Management Identity-Driven Data Management

© Novell, Inc. All rights reserved.** CONFIDENTIAL – DO NOT DISTRIBUTE ** 13 Benefits Automate thousands of hours of manual work on mundane and redundant tasks, and reduce errors criteria for consistency and audit Assure that users have the space they need whenever and wherever they need it Enable user productivity from Day 1, and cut rights to data upon termination Attach data to the user based on role and group Have the confidence that data is secure and available should an organization need to prove compliance with government or industry regulations

© Novell, Inc. All rights reserved. 14 File Systems Identity-Driven Data Management Identity Novell eDirectory Microsoft Active Directory Identity-driven and Policy-based File Management Provisioning De-provisioning Role-based management Provisioning De-provisioning Lifecycle File Storage Management Automate manual processes Business alignment based on policies Storage Hardware Platforms Storage Area Networks Windows Server 2008 Windows Server 2003 Open Enterprise Server (Linux) & NetWare Novell Storage Manager Event Policy

© Novell, Inc. All rights reserved. 15 NSM Policy-Driven Automation Acme San Francisco Boston BOS-2K8 BOS-PolicySFO-Policy SFO-2K8 BOS-2K3 Provisioning/Placement Load-Balancing Restructuring Migration De-Provisioning/Vaulting SFO- VaultServer Renaming Tiering

© Novell, Inc. All rights reserved.** CONFIDENTIAL – DO NOT DISTRIBUTE ** 16 Lifecycle Storage Management Based on Identity and Policy

© Novell, Inc. All rights reserved. 17 Novell Storage Manager Storage Policies NSM Engine NSM Event Monitor(s) Directory Services Delegated Work Server to Server File Copies Vaulting of Storage File Template Copies Create User or Group Move User Rename User Add and Remove Member from Group Delete User etc Provision storage Assign Rights Rename Folders Set / Update Attribute Clean Up Storage Delegate Work to Agent NSM Agent(s) NSM Admin.net Framework HTTPS Catalog Data

Novell Dynamic File Services Policy-based Data Relocation Policy-based Data Relocation

© Novell, Inc. All rights reserved.** CONFIDENTIAL – DO NOT DISTRIBUTE ** 19 Transparent Tiered Storage Reduce back-up windows and associated administration costs Not all users' data is created equal; why treat it that way? Benefits

© Novell, Inc. All rights reserved.** CONFIDENTIAL – DO NOT DISTRIBUTE ** 20 Novell Dynamic File Services Tiered File Storage - Automated policies to relocate unstructured files to a lower cost storage devices Policies based on: – Age of File – Size of File – File Type – Access/Modification Times User Experience: Merged view of information automatically provided for the end user. No agents on the desktop Administrators can maintain different backup/restore policies for their primary and secondary storage locations Dynamic File Services provides:

© Novell, Inc. All rights reserved.** CONFIDENTIAL – DO NOT DISTRIBUTE ** 21 Novell Dynamic File Services BEFORE AFTER

© Novell, Inc. All rights reserved. 22 Dynamic File Services for Windows Management Console Windows Server End User Merged View HTTPS Microsoft Networking GUI CLI Web Service API WCF Proxy Microsoft.net Framework WCF Proxy Web Service API Enforcer Windows Service Controller GUI Repair GUI Firewall GUI Port GUI Microsoft.net Framework win32 Ioctl Mini Filter driver File Protocol File System Primary Secondary

Novell File Reporter Automated Data Reporting Automated Data Reporting

© Novell, Inc. All rights reserved.** CONFIDENTIAL – DO NOT DISTRIBUTE ** 24 Benefits File Assessment Practice Discovery Easily turn reports into automated policies Don't react to storage needs; Plan for them Rationalized storage infrastructure saves money

© Novell, Inc. All rights reserved.** CONFIDENTIAL – DO NOT DISTRIBUTE ** 25 Where Has All My Space Gone? Has there been a significant increase in users? In what group? Are there lots of redundant files? Where? Who has them? Is space being abused? By whom? Are we at risk? Are we keeping old files too long? What are typical usage patterns? When were these files last used? Who owns them? Are they relevant to our business?

© Novell, Inc. All rights reserved.** CONFIDENTIAL – DO NOT DISTRIBUTE ** 26 Novell File Reporter Agents for fast, immensely scalable reporting Report on volumes, or on policies you create Built-in cost reporting

© Novell, Inc. All rights reserved. 27 Netware Agent OES Linux Agent Windows Agent NSM 2.5 eDirectory DSC eDirectory NSM 2.5 Active Directory ESR Auth Service ESR Auth Service DSC Active Directory Reporting Server Windows Server SLES OES Linux Generate Reports Display Reports Linux Agent Scan SR Netware OES Linux Windows Server / NAS SLES Novell File Reporter NSM Admin.net Framework HTTPS

Where to Start

© Novell, Inc. All rights reserved.** CONFIDENTIAL – DO NOT DISTRIBUTE ** 29 Still Thinking About It? Get the full benefit of Novell File Reporter in order to get a handle on your file storage environment 60 days to assess your current state Design future state Contact your Novell partner for more information File Reporter Assessment

© Novell, Inc. All rights reserved.** CONFIDENTIAL – DO NOT DISTRIBUTE ** 30 Upgrade to the Suite NSM NDFS NFR Novell File Management Suite NSM NFR

Summary

© Novell, Inc. All rights reserved.** CONFIDENTIAL – DO NOT DISTRIBUTE ** 32 Why This is Different? Drives efficiency with folder- and file-level management Manages collaborative files with no end- user impact Uses customized policies to automate manual tasks Connects data to users throughout the file lifecycle Manages data based on relevance to the business Only Novell's solution does all this...

© Novell, Inc. All rights reserved.** CONFIDENTIAL – DO NOT DISTRIBUTE ** 33 It's All About People End UsersAdministratorsCIOs Maximize utilization of storage investments Automate provisioning, de- provisioning and archiving of unstructured files, saving hundreds of hours a year End manual intervention to map storage resources to users Quickly allocate space on volumes Plan in advance for storage acquisitions, only when you need them Set policies based on IT and business goals Zero-day Start & Stop Information follows the user when location or group changes No impact to end users when data moves No training required Eliminate user frustration of lack of space Ensure that relevant data is treated differently than irrelevant data Know how your storage investments are being utilized Accurately forecast and budget on storage spending Reports calculate the exact cost savings realized Set policies based on business benefits Enforce IT policies though automation Ensure compliance to regulatory and industry requirements by tying data to users

© Novell, Inc. All rights reserved.** CONFIDENTIAL – DO NOT DISTRIBUTE ** 34 Heard on the Street “NSM is a great product both in terms of its functionality and its simplicity of use....NSM is powerful on its own, but comes into full fruition when deployed in conjunction with Dynamic Storage technology, also from Novell.” Jon Toigo, Enterprise Systems Journal “Novell Storage Manager Strikes Data Management Gold”

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