Finding the files you want can be like trying to find a needle in a haystack.  File servers aren’t designed for that sort of challenge.  They expect you to know where the files you want are located.  And its even more difficult if you have a network of storage - with files loated here, there and everywhere.      This is the challenge that SPACEWatch solves. You can find the files you want instantly ...wherever they are stored      Unlike databases, unstructured storage systems like storage area networks (SANs) don’t maintain useful indexes to aid searching.  SPACEWatch constructs and maintains these for you.      This means that everyone can use SPACEWatch’s own storage indexes to carry out complex searches - usually with near-instant results.  A good example of this is when you want to find files that aren’t being used.  Here the Date Search options can be set to specify files with a “last accessed” date older than, say, six months.      In situations like this SPACEWatch helps further by visually identifying “unused” files.  These are files that have not been accessed since they were created.      Sometimes it saves time to re-use popular searches.  This means that, instead of re- constructing a potentially complex set of criteria each time, you click on a saved search.      SPACEWatch includes a number of saved searches “out of the box”.  These are called “one click analyses”.  They include things like “largest files” or “unused large files”.  But you can save your own searches at any time.      Finding files isn’t all about specifying the right criteria, then running a search.  Once you have the right set of results you’ll want to do something with them.  Most commonly this means saving the results so you can use them later - for example with co-workers or end users. Results can be saved in many formats; sent via email to others - or you can take file actions like archiving or sending to compressed folders      SPACEWatch has various methods you can use to work with results.  These range from file actions to reports.  File actions - like archiving to secondary storage, or sending files to compressed folders - let you work directly on the files listed.  Reports let you save the results in various formats - like Acrobat PDF, or Microsoft Office (Excel, Word) - or send the results to someone else via email.      Another problem starts to appear if you have lots of results - search for unused files on most networks and you will find many tens of thousands of files listed, for example.       To address this SPACEWatch takes a couple of novel approaches: the first is to allow filtering - either via matching text or by clicking on a list of related servers and users.  Enter text into the “filter” box, and all results that don’t include that text will be instantly hidden.  Clear the filter box, and all results will be restored.  Click on a user in the “Visualise” list, and results are limited to files owned by that user.      The other method using a clever visualisation technique, ideal for spotting patterns in large set of results.  This method - called “DataView” - shows a number of dimensions on one chart.  The scatter of points show last access, file size and (via color) the close last access and creation date are.  Thus files that haven’t been used much (last access and creation date are close) are shown in a draker color.      Whether the issue is finding the files you’re interested in - or doing something with them once you have - SPACEWatch search tools solve the problem.  And what’s more, you can do all this with files, folders - or the users who own them. Finding a needle in a haystack Searching for the files you want used to be impossibly time consuming.  Now it can be achieved instantly. Highlights Product Guides • Manager’s Guide • Product Overview • User Guide Free Acrobat Reader is required to view these documents. © Sharpeware Ltd 2012 | All Rights Reserved | Home | Contact | Privacy statement Contact • Email • Telephone: USA +1 800 706-2939 UK +44 800 680-0669 Brussels +32-27470493 ” “ “ ” Save and re-run even the most complex file search with the File Find tool Use saved file searches for automated file actions like archiving With large quantities of results use DataView to visualize patterns