THE COMMON CONSOLE OF STORAGE

COMPUTER SOFTWARE FOR MONITORING AND MANAGING DISTRIBUTED DATA STORAGE RESOURCES ON A COMPUTER NETWORK

PROVIDING DISTRIBUTED DATA STORAGE RESOURCE MANAGEMENT SERVICES VIA A MULTI-USER GLOBAL COMPUTER NETWORK AS A HOSTED ON-LINE APPLICATION OR AN INTRANET DEPLOYMENT, INCLUDING AUTOMATED MONITORING OF DISTRIBUTED DATA STORAGE RESOURCES, CAPACITY AND PERFORMANCE; ORGANIZING DATA STORAGE MANAGEMENT INFORMATION INTO REPORTS, ANALYSES, AND TREND FORECASTS; MONITORING AND MANAGING DATA STORAGE EVENTS; AND DIAGNOSING AND SUGGESTING REMEDIES FOR DATA STORAGE PROBLEMS