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STORAGE CONSOLIDATION

Consolidate storage, and bring only the data you still use.


What storage consolidation involves.

Storage consolidation brings data from several network-attached storage (NAS) systems, object stores, or sites onto fewer platforms. A NAS refresh, a data center exit, a cloud move, or a merger starts the project. The inventory decides how it goes.

CTERA scanned 856 file shares and found that 88.3% of files had not been accessed in more than a year (CTERA, 2026). Moving all of it to new hardware means paying again for data your teams no longer open. Hardware is also harder to buy: TrendForce reports that enterprise SSD contract prices rose about 80% in the first quarter of 2026. Every terabyte you leave behind is capacity you do not have to buy.

Diagram: two NAS systems and an object store feed one Diskover inventory, which sorts data into move, archive, and leave behind before a consolidation.

Four decisions, made from one catalog.

Index. Decide. Move.

INDEX THEN PLAN

Diskover scans every source system you plan to consolidate, such as NFS and SMB shares and object storage. The data stays in place while the catalog is built.

DECIDE WITH REPORTS

Group files by any metadata, such as age, owner, or project, and see the capacity each group holds. Share the numbers with project owners before anything moves.

MOVE BY POLICY

Run each move through the data movers you choose, including Dell SmartSync. The catalog stays current after the move, so the new system starts with full visibility.

Five questions to answer before you consolidate.

Scattered data points flowing into a single stream that becomes organized data paths across a world map.
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