Chargeback is the process of breaking down costs associated with data or resource usage and then distributing those costs back to the organizational consumers.
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. You can allocate costs by storage usage by user, disk capacity by computer, tablespace, or filesystem/physical device. You can create cost centers by creating user, computer, or tablespace groups, allowing organization to chargeback individuals or departments for their storage usage.
In addition to providing invoicing for storage usage, Tivoli Storage Resource Manager for Chargeback also integrates with the chargeback systems already implemented in your environment. Tivoli Storage Resource Manager allows the exporting of storage usage data to comma delimited files for importing to other chargeback systems. Tivoli Storage Resource Manager for Chargeback provides a higher level of integration with selected chargeback systems, such as CIMS. With Tivoli Storage Resource Manager for Chargeback, you can export Tivoli Storage Resource Manager for Chargeback data for direct import into CIMS, giving you the ability to integrate your storage usage data with other enterprise chargeback information and processes.
The monitoring functions available in the Tivoli Storage Resource Manager function tree enable you to run regularly scheduled or ad-hoc data collection jobs for chargeback purposes. These jobs gather statistics about the storage assets and their usage within your enterprise.
See the Tivoli Storage Resource Manager for Chargeback User Guide for more detailed information on how to use Tivoli Storage Resource Manager Monitoring jobs for chargeback purposes.
The monitoring functions available in the Tivoli Storage Resource Manager for Databases function tree enable you to run regularly scheduled or ad-hoc data collection jobs for chargeback purposes. These jobs gather statistics about Oracle storage assets and their usage within your enterprise.
See the Tivoli Storage Resource Manager for Chargeback User Guide for more detailed information on how to use Tivoli Storage Resource Manager for Databases Monitoring jobs for chargeback purposes.
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