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It's a space recovery product that helps us fix problems before they happen so we work on them after running a job,...
One of the biggest benefits of CA Allocate is in the cost. We initially went with BMC MainView, which is a great product and a little more user... Read more →
Kazi Amranul Houqe
Great features that allow for supervision of storage, management of users and driver-related updates
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    Ranking
    14th
    out of 27 in Storage Management
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    199
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    5th
    out of 27 in Storage Management
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    514
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    313
    Reviews
    2
    Average Words per Review
    468
    Rating
    7.0
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    Also Known As
    BrightStor DASD Space and Placement
    Dell EMC SRM, Dell EMC ViPR SRM, ViPR SRM, EMC ControlCenter, ECC, EMC ProSphere
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    Dell Technologies
    Overview

    CA Allocate DASD Space and Placement (CA Allocate) enables more efficient use of DASD by enforcing allocation policies and procedures and redirecting inaccurate allocations for proper grouping, optimum space or best-fit usage.
    In addition, X-37 resolution can prevent application failures to help save your enterprise time, resources and money. CA Allocate can help your enterprise maximize tape and DASD usage and optimize tape management resources with dynamic storage management for new allocations, and flexible, user-defined rules for allocation management.

    ViPR SRM is a software solution that provides multi-vendor capacity, performance, and configuration dashboards and reports for traditional and software-defined storage resources.

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    Top Industries
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Government44%
    Financial Services Firm17%
    Healthcare Company8%
    Manufacturing Company7%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Computer Software Company20%
    Financial Services Firm17%
    Government11%
    Comms Service Provider7%
    Company Size
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    REVIEWERS
    Small Business13%
    Midsize Enterprise25%
    Large Enterprise63%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business18%
    Midsize Enterprise17%
    Large Enterprise65%
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    CA Allocate DASD Space and Placement is ranked 14th in Storage Management while Dell Storage Resource Manager is ranked 5th in Storage Management with 8 reviews. CA Allocate DASD Space and Placement is rated 6.0, while Dell Storage Resource Manager is rated 7.2. The top reviewer of CA Allocate DASD Space and Placement writes "It's a space recovery product that helps us fix problems before they happen so we work on them after running a job, but I don't want to have to touch a file to make changes or updates". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Dell Storage Resource Manager writes "Great features that allow for supervision of storage, management of users and driver-related updates". CA Allocate DASD Space and Placement is most compared with CA 1 Tape Management, whereas Dell Storage Resource Manager is most compared with IBM SAN Volume Control, NetApp OnCommand Insight and NetApp OnCommand.

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