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H u r w i t z G r ou p R e po r t: S R M P r od u ct A na l y si s a nd U s e r R e c o m me n d at i o n s Ju l y 2 0 0 2 Storage Management and Services Hurwitz Group Report The Storage Resource Management (SRM) Market SRM Product Analysis and User Recommendations Critical SRM User Issues The storage resource management market will grow 30% this year and is one of the fastest growing storage management markets. Market drivers include the need for storage and system administrators to understand storage capacity and utilization, reporting, architecture performance and availability, and automated policy management in a heterogeneous storage environment. There are over 22 storage resource management vendors in the marketplace today. Vendor products excel in various areas such as policy management, automation, quota management, and configuration management. Users should recognize what functional area(s) are most important for their business requirements. Other critical factors for successful SRM usage are having a crisp deployment plan and making sure staff have been correctly allocated. Users should take into account the following key issues prior to the purchase of SRM tools: • Goal oriented. Whatever your SRM goal, purchase the product that best fits your SRM requirements (see list of 10 below) and keep implementation times, integration roadmaps, and future technology strategy in mind. Planning, resource allocation (staffing and money), and execution are critical for SRM success. • Ease-of-use. Some SRM products have ele