PerfectStorage automates the recovery of unused free space from physical and virtual thin-provisioned disks. PerfectStorage is an intelligent storage management solution for thin-provisioned space reclamation that improves productivity, allows for better storage management and forecasting, and delays future storage purchases by extending existing storage lifespan.

About 60% of the beta testers told us that the biggest benefit of PerfectStorage is saving time over traditional, manual methods for reclaiming thin-provisioned disk space. Another 20% listed saving time as the second biggest benefit. The other biggest benefits conveyed by the testers were:

Identifies Reclaimable SpaceBetter overall storage management
Better reporting
The ability to delay hardware purchases

Over 80% described it as very easy to use or easy to use. Over 75% say that PerfectStorage should be part of every storage manager’s set of tools. Over 90% said they are very likely or likely to recommend purchasing PerfectStorage.

PerfectStorage takes the guesswork out of storage monitoring and management, easily identifying and reporting where and how much space can be reclaimed. PerfectStorage provides a pre-analysis of reclaimable space exactly where it resides on all of your drives -- physical and virtual.

Better Management and ForecastingThe automation PerfectStorage provides helps keep your thin-provisioned drives thin with a massive reduction in management overhead, delaying future storage purchases, and delivering the best possible return on investment for your existing storage hardware. The cost savings are that much more significant for those factoring in minimum storage buys.

PerfectStorage allows you to use exclusive Smart Zero Fill™ or SCSI UNMAP to reclaim space. PerfectStorage only reclaims clusters not already reclaimed, minimizing storage activity and resource usage.

If your storage solution supports Zero Detect/Zero Fill, Smart Zero Fill only zero-fills clusters that haven't already been zeroed. If your storage supports SCSI UNMAP to reclaim space, PerfectStorage will only unmap those clusters that haven't already been unmapped.

Once the reclaim operation is complete, PerfectStorage reports the amount of space reclaimed, with a post-analysis of recovered space.

Automation and Flexible SchedulingAutomate space reclamation while you system is idle and set exclusions for days, times or while specific applications are running. PerfectStorage uses minimal resources and unlike SDelete, PerfectStorage does not require that you shut down other applications or minimize system activity in order for it to run, so it can be used in production environments!

PerfectStorage runs according to your needs. Set PerfectStorage to run at regularly scheduled intervals - daily, weekly or one time - using the Schedule Wizard, let it run in the background while your system is idle, or perform a manual reclaim operation.

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