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ROInow! for Storage Virtualization

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What will this tool help me decide?
If You Should Deploy Storage Virtualization Software to Manage Your SAN

ROInow! for Storage Virtualization is a software tool that will help you decide if you should deploy storage virtualization software to manage your storage area network. By answering a limited number of questions, ROInow! will generate a Return on Investment (ROI) analysis for SAN Volume Controller (SVC) and SAN File System (SFS). You have the option to look at Block Level Virtualization, File Level Virtualization or a combination of the two.

ROInow! shrinks a typical multi-week analysis into a matter of days! This accelerated analysis is made possible because the software is packed with data. The inference engine also provides a default response for almost every question posed. If you are trying to determine the financial implications of Storage Virtualization, then this is the product for you!

Interview Process:		Choose from 5 different Virtualization strategies. You can also choose from several hundred server options and from 17 industry groups (the software includes industry default costs for employee salaries, benefits, depreciation method and schedule, cost of capital, etc).

Results:		The business case allows you to see the projected benefits, as well as the projected annual benefit percentage by category. In addition, it will show the projected costs, and projected annual cost percentage by category.

A Step Further:		After you have seen the analysis, the software allows you to go back in and change any of the assumptions or choices to see how the ROI is affected. This includes changing risk, time to market, various warrant and support terms, and cost and benefit assumptions. Then you are ready to present your findings to your client, CEO, or CFO.

Customized Business Report

CIOview's software creates a complete business case, detailing the costs of possible solutions. For the financial people, it includes cost factor breakdown. For the technical people, it includes a complete break-down of deployment.

With a tool this powerful, you can give everyone the information they want…and look great doing it.

Purchasing Research - Done!

Conducting the research necessary to make a purchasing decision can be very time consuming. The process of reading through reviews, listening to the experience of colleagues, and trying to sift through the marketing materials can make it difficult to reach a clear decision. CIOview's software takes all of the pertinent industry information into account and applies it to your specific situation – giving you the most accurate analysis possible.

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	Extensive What if Analysis After you have reviewed your cost comparison, the software allows you to drill-down and change any of the underlying assumptions. The software is intelligent enough to allow you to change everything from the server model selected, to the cost of the power for the servers. This means you can continue to modify your report until you reach the completed solution you desire.

Respected Independent Third Party

You can be assured that as a third party provider, we provide you with only objective information. This independence is recognized by some of the top names in the IT field through the use of our products and strategic partners with associations such as ISECOM and AIIM.

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Cost Analysis

Answer as few as 20 questions, and you can rapidly generate your costs for:

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Software
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Training
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Personnel

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