Storage Capacity Planner
Answer questions about your workload types, utilization, growth rate, and performance sensitivity to get a tailored storage plan. No account access required.
Storage Capacity Planner
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Infrastructure & Networking Tool
Storage Capacity Planner
Answer questions about your workload types, utilization and growth rate, and performance sensitivity to get a tailored storage architecture and capacity recommendation.
FAQ
Common Questions
When should I use block storage versus file storage versus object storage?
Block storage (SAN) suits databases and VM datastores that need high-performance, low-latency I/O. File storage (NAS) suits shared, collaborative file access across users and departments. Object storage suits large volumes of unstructured data, backups, and archives where capacity and durability matter more than latency. This tool tailors the recommendation to your specific workloads.
How much storage headroom should I maintain?
A common standing target is keeping primary storage under 70-80% utilization, with expansion planning triggered automatically once a volume crosses that threshold. Performance and reliability commonly degrade as volumes approach full capacity, so waiting until near-exhaustion to plan an expansion risks an emergency, unplanned procurement.
Operational Support
Need help scaling your storage architecture?
IT KORR can help you design a storage architecture with the headroom and performance your workloads require.
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