1. Storage Assessment For Galactic Gettaway NTP Software ®
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2. Storage Assessment Scan Information
Scan Total Size
3.9 TB
Number of Scanned Files
2,159,075
System Name
VWP2220
Volume Name
\\wpkb0203\global_shared
Mount Path Y:
Volume Type
NTFS
Volume Capacity
3.1 TB
Volume Consumed Space
Scan Total Size
887.0 GB
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3. Assessment Highlights
Total Space Scanned: 3.9 TB
32% of your data is consumed by duplicate files
Less than 0.1% of your files consume 5% of your total space
Archiving files that have not been accessed in the last 6 months would save 47% of data
The largest single file is 3.8 GB
You have 4,231 unique extensions
JPG files consume the most space
Your average file size is 1.9 MB
You are averaging 536 files per GB
Your dominant File Category is Multimedia files (i.e. MP3s, AVIs, etc.) based on the total size.
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4. Consumption by Last Modified Date
91.6% of files have not been MODIFIED in over 6 months.
91.6% of your files represents 87.7% of your total storage
Reduce Backup Times:
Many companies use this data so they can better determine a solid backup strategy.
Scanned Storage: 3.9 TB, Number of Files: 2,159,075
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5. Consumption by Last Accessed Date
47% of total storage have not been ACCESSED in
over 6 months.
Save Money on Primary Disk:
Understanding file usage will help improve the efficiency of a Tiered Storage implementation .
Scanned Storage: 3.9 TB, Number of Files: 2,159,075
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6. Consumption by File Type
Gain Insight:
Understanding the appropriateness of business of
files can reduce legal risk and improve efficiency.
File Type
% of total
JPG
29.1%
TIF
25.3%
XLS
10.7%
PDF
5.2%
PPT
4.9%
ZIP 4%
PSD
3.5%
DOC
2.5%
MOV 2%
EPS
1.7%
Scanned Storage: 3.9 TB, Number of Files: 2,159,075
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7. All File Categories (Supporting data)
Category
# Files
% of Files
Size
% of Total
Multimedia Files
973,392
45.08
2 TB
58.84
MS Office Files
594,148
27.52
738 GB
18.32
Other
556,749
25.79
701 GB
17.40
Archives
8,013
0.37
175 GB
4.35
Executables
16,514
0.76
20 GB
0.49
Temp Files
2,210
0.10
11 GB
0.28
Database Files
5,094
0.24
7 GB
0.17
Data Files
2,920
0.14
4 GB
0.09
PST Files 35
0.00
2 GB
0.06
Scanned Storage: 3.9 TB, Number of Files: 2,159,075
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8. Storage Growth Over the Past 5 Years
Save Money:
The average growth rate for file data is 45 to 60%. Even at these rates, a Tiered Storage solution can prevent you from buying expensive primary disk for up to two years.
Scanned Storage: 3.9 TB, Number of Files: 2,159,075
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9. Storage Growth Over the Past 5 Years (Supporting Data)
Total Number of Files Created
Annual Delta
# Files Growth Rate %
2012
2,159,075
170,787
8.59
2011
1,988,288
501,430
33.72
2010
1,486,858
561,416
60.66
2009
925,442
328,562
55.05
2008
596,880
285,439
91.65
Scanned Storage: 3.9 TB, Number of Files: 2,159,075
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10. Storage Growth Over the Past 5 Years (Supporting Data)
Size
Annual Delta
Size Growth Rate %
2012
3.93 TB GB
11.13
2011
3.54 TB
1.26 TB
55.48
2010
2.28 TB GB
64.14
2009
1.39 TB GB
98.18
2008 GB GB
120.57
Scanned Storage: 3.9 TB, Number of Files: 2,159,075
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11. Consumption of Stale Files
You could free up 1.85 TB or 46.95% by leveraging Tiered Storage
Save Money:
Files not accessed are prime archiving candidates. Many customers can see a huge benefit from storing these file on less expensive disk.
Scanned Storage: 3.9 TB, Number of Files: 2,159,075
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12. Most Recent Access Date
Duplicate Files (Top 15)
Save Space: Duplicated files are a prime target for storage savings.
File Name
# Files
Last Modified On
Most Recent Access Date
File Size
Total Size
Potential Savings
3 ladders.tif
159
02/06/2009
04/25/2012
40.43 MB
6.28 GB
6.24 GB
shutterstock_ Underground.tif
110
11/10/2009
42.50 MB
4.57 GB
4.52 GB
shutterstock_ football.tif 44
03/03/2010
70.98 MB
3.05 GB
2.98 GB
caorle_beach.TIF 12
08/05/2009
09/12/2011 MB
2.75 GB
2.52 GB
Swinterburn.zip 2
12/21/2011
2.02 GB
4.03 GB
MENS CONTEMPORARY AW10 LOOKBOOK FINAL.ppt 4
05/20/2010
12/02/2011 MB
2.48 GB
1.86 GB
shoe_salon_airports_new.mov
11/15/2011 MB
2.24 GB
1.68 GB
WeTransfer-Nx0SjCj6.zip
10/25/2011
1.48 GB
2.96 GB
signature.mov MB
1.94 GB
1.46 GB
Visit Korea_Big.mkv
08/18/2011
08/31/2011
1.41 GB
2.83 GB
VTS_03_1.VOB
04/23/2010
07/19/2010 MB
1.39 GB
10sec_Harrods_Generic-3.mov
12/12/2011
04/24/2012
1.29 GB
2.58 GB
shutterstock_ computerOmnia.tif 20
02/02/2011
69.31 MB
1.35 GB
5. Exceptional Pieces HD.zip
03/16/2012
1.26 GB
30018_Diageo_Reserve_6Sheet_NEW.psd
12/14/2010
09/06/2011
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13. Monthly Activity (Average File Creation)
History of the average amount of data created by month from December 1903 to April 2012.
Avoid Down Time: Knowing peek consumption months is important for proper provisioning and storage planning
Scanned Storage: 3.9 TB, Number of Files: 2,159,075
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14. Monthly Activity (Average File Creation)
Number of Files
Capacity
December
3,927
8.16 GB
November
5,517
13.70 GB
October
5,143
11.09 GB
September
6,353
9.77 GB
August
5,168
11.32 GB
July
6,230
10.67 GB
June
5,225
8.77 GB
May
3,905
7.09 GB
April
5,957
11.04 GB
March
5,977
11.95 GB
February
5,782
10.91 GB
January
8,281
11.37 GB
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15. Storage Consumption by File Size (Supporting Data)
Save Time: Knowing the breakdown by file size can provide the opportunity to clean a lot of storage with little effort.
Scanned Storage: 3.9 TB, Number of Files: 2,159,075
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16. Storage Consumption by File Size (Supporting Data)
File Size Range
# Files
Files (%)
Total Space Consumed
Size (%)
1MB+ - 10MB
466,230
21.59
1.33 TB
33.90
10MB MB
59,207
2.74
1.57 TB
39.81
100MB+ - 1GB
3,760
0.17 GB
18.12
1GB+ - 10GB 55
0.00
78.97 GB
1.96
10GB GB
0.00 MB
100GB GB
500GB+ - 1TB
Scanned Storage: 3.9 TB, Number of Files: 2,159,075
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17. Most Recent Access Date Number of Duplicate Files
Largest Files (Top 10)
Save Time: These files alone represent 0.59% of your consumed space.
File Name
File Size
Created On
Last Modified On
Most Recent Access Date
Number of Duplicate Files
Behind_the_scenes_final.mov
3.77 GB
10/26/2011
04/17/2012
rhel-server-5.5-x86_64-dvd.iso
3.45 GB
02/16/2012
11/21/2011
SC wav
2.18 GB
10/24/2011
10/21/2011
04/12/2012
ACTUAL SIZE - NEWPORT BEACH.psb
2.14 GB
04/20/2011
05/31/2011
Swinterburn.zip
2.02 GB
12/21/2011
04/25/2012 1
Harrods_Hampers_p34-52.pdf
1.67 GB
09/13/2010
09/15/2010
HARRODS_COUTURE_FINAL_HQ_FINALhigh res.mov
1.66 GB
09/16/2010
WINDOW 65.zip
1.62 GB
11/18/2011
getrans sas7bdat
03/29/2004
01/05/2010
MOROCCO PRODUCT SELECTIONS.zip
1.59 GB
11/10/2011
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18. Estimated Savings with Tiered Storage Management
Base Capacity
100 TB
Average Annual Capacity Growth Rate*
69.9%
Percentage of Duplicate Files*
32%
Percentage of Excluded File Categories (MPS, AVI, etc.)*
58.8%
Percentage of Stale Files (Access date greater than 18 months)*
9.2%
Price for Primary Storage Per GB
$3 per GB - Industry Standard
Price for T2 / Archive Per GB
$0.6 per GB - Industry Standard
ROI in Year 1 (Day 1 savings plus savings after one year)
$436,709
ROI in Year 3 (Day 1 savings plus savings after three year)
$1,220,769
*Percentage from the scanned sample data
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19. Conclusion
Aged files are consuming 9.2% of your expensive primary storage
A low number of files are wasting large amounts of primary disk space
Duplicate files are a target for additional primary storage savings
Focusing on removing unnecessary JPG files from primary storage would result in large savings
Potentially inappropriate file types may be putting your company at risk
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20. Conclusion QFS You are paying a high cost for unneeded primary storage
A Tiered Storage strategy is recommended to free up primary disk (9.2% of your files are older than 18 months)
Potentially inappropriate data may be in your environment (multimedia)
A File Blocking strategy is recommended
Less than 0.1% of your largest files consume 5% of your total space
A File Intelligence strategy is recommended to monitor the largest consumers of your storage
NTP Software
Precision Tiering ™
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QFS
NTP Software
File Reporter ™
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