LAN discovery tool is helpful to service providers and enterprise level users, in aiding them to lower their customer’s storage costs and help customers identify their data to be stored before they subscribe. Enterprise users can use it to reduce the volume of ROBO ( remote office/branch office ) data to be backed up, gleaning a better understanding of changing frequency of data at remote sites. A LAN discovery tool is designed to analyze idiosyncrasies and characteristics of data behaviour at ROBO sites, providing in-depth understanding about the ROBO data before it is secured. By placing a LAN discovery tool at each remote site customers can have their data analyzed to differentiate the ‘critical’ data (essential for day-to-day use) from the ‘important’ data (less frequently used but still needed).

Lastly, by using a LAN discovery tool to thoroughly analyze the storage network before investing in a backup management solution, enterprises can implement policies and procedures that will help manage corporate data while controlling costs and optimizing storage resources.

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