Diskeeper Announces Seven Laws of Enterprise System Optimization

BURBANK, Calif., May 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Diskeeper Corporation, innovators in performance and reliability technologies, today announced the Seven Laws of Enterprise System Optimization. The Laws are a common sense framework that bring to light the hidden costs, real impact and potential challenges in maximizing the performance of increasingly complex enterprise systems.

1. Prevention is the Best Medicine

Eliminating fragmentation is critical to the performance of every system and by direct extension, every network in every site. Rather than allowing files to fragment when written, look for solutions that prevent fragmentation from occurring in the first place.

2. The End Must Justify the Means

When considering the operations of a utility in an enterprise computing space, the end may not justify the means. In other words, if a defragmentation program creates more problems than it resolves, it will actually cost the organization more time and money. Look for solutions with zero system overhead for applications that must run frequently or continuously.

3. Getting Vital Data to the Front of the Pack

Given disk geometries, there is an opportunity to speed up access to frequently used data. It is important to be able to transparently and dynamically monitor file access frequency to determine which files are requested most often, and in coordination with defragmentation operations, strategically place those files to increase the speed of access.

4. Consolidation Between the Lines

Fragmented free space will inevitably increase the likelihood and degree of fragmentation of data and system files. Consolidating free space prevents file-write performance degradation for future write activity on a given volume.

5. Address the Fragmentation Challenges with Metadata and System Files

Defragmentation of many system files can only be done when the computer system is offline. Some defragmenters offer only online defragmentation modes and cannot solve fragmentation of most metadata files as well as system files, such as the paging file or hibernation file. A fragmented hibernation file, for example, can dramatically increase the time for a hibernating laptop to return to a usable state. If free space is not effectively consolidated, expansion of the paging file or creation of the hibernation file on a system has a very high likelihood of fragmenting.

6. Give Boot Speeds a Kick

Boot-up times are a common complaint in many organizations and fragmentation is a direct cause of slowing boot time. While there are some "instant-on" solutions that boot into a thin software layer or cloud-based application, they do not actually accelerate boot-up and can create issues in a corporate environment. Look for solutions that accelerate full computer start up and quickly boot the PC directly into the operating system.

7. Killing Kilowatts

The proactive prevention of system fragmentation is among the most efficient methods to lessen power consumption, optimize system boot times and improve disk access speeds. As organizations seek ways to cut back on energy use and trim costs, it is important to consider the significant positive impact that defragmentation can have in saving precious kilowatts.

"No matter how or where you store your data, solving file fragmentation is vital for peak system performance and reliability," said Manny Salinas, CMO, Diskeeper Corporation. "Reducing disk activity improves performance and reliability, while reducing energy costs and IT support requirements."

"We support over 13,000 users and 600 applications and rely on our systems performing at the best level possible," said Tony Fleming, OSF Healthcare Systems. "We have made system optimization a standard across our enterprise and as a result have seen an increase in productivity due to faster boot-up times and the lack of underperforming machines. I can say without a doubt that if we did not practice consistent optimization of our machines, our customer satisfaction levels would be significantly lower."

About Diskeeper Corporation—Innovators in Performance and Reliability Technologies®: CIOs, IT Managers and System Administrators of Global Fortune 1000 and Forbes 500 enterprises rely on Diskeeper® performance software to provide unparalleled performance and reliability to their business laptops, desktops and servers. Diskeeper 2010 is the only product to prevent fragmentation before it happens. Diskeeper Corporation further provides real-time data protection and real-time data recovery™ with Undelete® data recovery software (www.undelete.com). InvisiTasking® technology enables any process to run completely invisibly in the background, fully tapping the power of otherwise unused idle resources (www.invisitasking.com).

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