Investments in expanding current infrastructure as well as operating expenses are a high burden to the annual IT budget:
| Invests into Storage Infrastructure *) | Highend Block Storage Systems | Midrange Block Storage Systems | Unified Storage Systems | Direct Attached Storage |
| Hard- and Software | 38% | 36% | 42% | 25% |
| Maintenance | 20% | 20% | 23% | 13% |
| Cost of administration | 29% | 33% | 21% | 55% |
| Power and cooling | 13% | 11% | 14% | 7% |
*) 36 months TCO
Especially after warranty and the procured maintenance a detailed look into future investments due to expansions and annual maintenance is worth an in-depth analysis.
We support our customers to optimize current infrastructure solutions with technology refresh programs, license optimization and support you when evaluating cost-optimization or alternative solutions.