The combination of the tools within the Tivoli Storage Resource Manager suite allows organizations to track and trend how much of their storage is server-based, NAS-based, SAN-based, how much is under the control of SM vendors, and how much is under the control of and being managed by database products such as Oracle, Sybase, or Microsoft SQL Server.
Integrated with IBM's Tivoli Storage Resource Manager suite, Tivoli Storage Resource Manager for Chargeback uses the storage usage information gathered by Tivoli Storage Resource Manager and Tivoli Storage Resource Manager for Databases to generate invoices that chargeback for storage usage.
Tivoli Storage Resource Manager for Chargeback allows administrators to provide usage information on a departmental, group or user level, making the data owners aware of and accountable for their data usage. Costs can be allocated by storage usage by user; disk capacity by computer; tablespace; or filesystem/physical device. By associating different costs to different filesystems, Tivoli Storage Resource Manager for Chargeback enables you to accurately account for the wide price ranges of various physical devices.
Tivoli Storage Resource Manager for Chargeback also enables you to create cost centers through the creation of user, computer, or tablespace groups, allowing you to charge back individuals or departments for their storage usage.