When your data center is new, it's hard to imagine how quickly it will become inefficient. Yet nearly every data center faces that inefficiency all too quickly. Growing needs for data storage can turn your storage solution into a storage problem. For that, you need to consider a storage consolidation plan that will take into account redundancies in data, future growth needs and access to data.

HP presents case studies of some of their customers' challenges, and how HP helped to eliminate the challenges. While it is slanted toward HP products, it's a good read that can help you determine where gaps may be occurring in your own data center. To read the article, visit the HP web site.