Storage resource management
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In computing, storage resource management (SRM) involves optimizing the efficiency and speed with which a storage area network (SAN) utilizes available drive space.SearchStorage.com Definitions. “[http://searchstorage.techtarget.com/sDefinition/0,,sid5_gci967890,00.html?int=off# What is storage resource management].” Retrieved September 9, 2009.
History
Data growth averages around 50% to 100% per year {{citation needed|date=July 2012}} and organizations face rising hardware and storage management costs. Storage professionals who face out-of-control data growth are looking at SRM to help them navigate the storage environment.{{citation needed|date=July 2012}} SRM identifies under-utilized capacity, identifies old or non-critical data that could be moved to less expensive storage, and helps predict future capacity requirements.{{cn|date=February 2016}}
SRM evolved beyond quota management. {{As of | 2012}} it included functions such as storage area network (SAN) management.