THE PROBLEM
There are significant challenges faced by IT Services that operate as cost centers within organizations that provide storage to various departments. Specifically, there is difficulty and tedium involved in accurately calculating and allocating storage costs to each department based on their individual data storage usage. This process is often complex and time-consuming, making it a significant pain point for IT departments responsible for ensuring fair and transparent cost distribution.
OUR SOLUTION
Zantaz Data Optimization solves this challenge by connecting to all shared unstructured data provided by IT departments and thoroughly scanning these sources to build a comprehensive catalog of information about the data. Leveraging Data Detect, Zantaz Data Optimization identifies data ownership at the user level. By accessing the organization's directory services, it logically identifies the managers and departments associated with each user. This enables Zantaz Data Optimization to provide an intuitive visual depiction of data ownership across departments. The solution then calculates and displays the cost of data storage for each department, ensuring accurate, transparent, and efficient chargeback mechanisms. The solution aims to streamline and automate these calculations, improving efficiency and accuracy in chargeback mechanisms.
Zantaz Data Optimization addresses a critical pain point in IT cost management by providing a detailed, automated, and user-friendly solution for allocating storage costs. Its ability to associate costs at the file level, identify data ownership accurately, and integrate with directory services makes it a superior choice compared to competitors.