This IDC study takes an overview of Novell Storage Manager (NSM) and Dynamic Storage Technology (DST), which together offer a way to intelligently manage file-based information assets.

"Unstructured data is expected to represent the majority of the data being stored in the enterprise, and a significant portion of it consists of files created by employees and business units and are stored on network drives and home directories. Managing users' storage has become a time-consuming, manual task that has productivity implications. Tools that can facilitate more efficient use of storage simplify use and management of data and storage, and automate functions will be adopted." — Noemi Greyzdorf, research manager, Storage Software