Mike Coney of Unitrends recently announced free backup capacity and storage inventory reporting tools. These new reporting tools enable systems administrators to determine cost savings by means of calculating particular backup sizing needs and removing extraneous storage. The Company introduced both of these tools that offer full visibility into file and storage capacity in addition to utilization.

The Unitrends Storage Inventory Tool offers systems administrators’ instantaneous visibility inside their total storage environment. This permits them to precisely observe how storage assets are being used and where they’re strained to capacity. This tool automatically integrates immense amounts of storage data and summarizes findings in easy-to-understand, in depth reports.

The Unitrends Backup Capacity Tool enables systems administrators to capture a thorough picture of all data center files inhabiting servers and storage devices. They can also view file-level information, which may be employed to plan, build and schedule backups. This tool provides comprehensive summation reports for backup planning.