Analyzing Storage Projection

Location: On the Storage dashboard at Customer Level. Click the Personalize charts to open the Personalize list. In the Total Storage vs. Entitlement section, select Total Storage: Projection, then click Apply.

The Total Storage: Projection chart shows the overall usage and the projected growth in storage usage over a fixed time period, based on the data collected during the last month, the last quarter and the last year, across all your organization's services. This report enables use of the most realistic prediction based on the knowledge of any specific changes in the business, such as new functionalities, an increase in the number of offices rolled out, the addition of new systems or whether they are representing more test/development or more business applications.

Chart View: The chart view shows the storage usage growth over the specified time interval. Overall usage is displayed as a continuous blue line, while the projected growth is displayed as dotted lines, as follows:

• The purple dotted line shows the projected growth based on the storage usage in the previous month.

• The orange dotted line shows the projected growth based on the storage usage in the previous quarter.

• The brown dotted line shows the projected growth based on the storage usage in the previous year.

Click the Open Table View in the lower right corner of the widget to open the Total Storage: Projection table view in expanded mode.

Table View: The table view provides an overview of the projected growth in storage usage, over the specified time interval:

• Collection Period: Indicates the period when the data was collected. Thus, this widget can be based on data collected over the last month, last quarter or last year.

• Storage Growth (%) over Collection Period: Indicates the growth rate, in percentage, over the period when the data was collected.

• Entitlement Extension Date: Indicates the time when the usage will likely exceed the entitlement, unless entitlement is increased or usage growth trend is decreased.

Note:

For Technology Cloud @OCI-C environments, this column is replaced by Allocation Extension Date, which indicates the date when the entitlement is projected to be reached, based on your usage.

Location: On the Storage dashboard at Customer Level. Click the Personalize charts to open the Personalize list. In the Exadata section, select Exadata: Projection, then click Apply.

The Exadata: Projection chart shows the overall usage and the projected growth in the logical space usage, based on the data collected during the last month, the last quarter and the last year. To generate this report, select the device from the Machine drop-down list above the table.

This report shows the growth in the logical space used by the databases associated with the Exadata machine over the specified time interval. Overall usage is displayed as a continuous blue line, while the projected growth is displayed as dotted lines, as follows:

• The purple dotted line shows the projected growth based on the storage usage in the previous month.

• The orange dotted line shows the projected growth based on the storage usage in the previous quarter.

• The brown dotted line shows the projected growth based on the storage usage in the previous year.

Location: On the Storage dashboard at Customer Level. Click the Personalize charts to open the Personalize list. In the Exalogic section, select Exalogic: Projection, then click Apply.

The Exalogic: Projection chart shows the overall usage and the projected growth in the physical space usage, based on the data collected during the last month, the last quarter and the last year. To generate this report, select the device from the Exalogic Box Name menu.

This report shows the growth in the physical space used from the filer associated with the Exalogic machine over the specified time interval. Overall usage is displayed as a continuous blue line, while the projected growth is displayed as dotted lines, as follows:

• The purple dotted line shows the projected growth based on the storage usage in the previous month.

• The orange dotted line shows the projected growth based on the storage usage in the previous quarter.

• The brown dotted line shows the projected growth based on the storage usage in the previous year.

Location: On the Storage dashboard at Service Level. The Prod Total Storage: Projection chart is displayed by default.

The Prod Total Storage: Projection chart shows the overall usage and the projected growth in storage usage for your organization's production environments over a fixed time period. Using the data collected during the last month, the last quarter and the last year, this report enables you to estimate how much storage to plan for in the coming period.

Chart View: The chart view shows the overall usage and the projected growth in storage usage for the selected service. Overall usage is displayed as a continuous blue line, while the projected growth is displayed as dotted lines, as follows:

• The purple dotted line shows the projected growth based on the storage usage in the previous month.

• The orange dotted line shows the projected growth based on the storage usage in the previous quarter.

• The brown dotted line shows the projected growth based on the storage usage in the previous year.

Click the Open Table View in the lower right corner of the chart to open the Prod Total Storage: Projection table view in expanded mode.

Table View: The table view provides an overview of the projected growth in storage usage:

• Collection: Specifies the period when the data was collected.

• Storage Growth over Collection Period (%): Indicates the growth rate, in percentage, over the period when the data was collected.

• Allocation Extension Date: Indicates the date when the entitlement is projected to be reached, based on your usage.

Location: On the Storage dashboard at Service Level. The Prod Total Storage: Projection chart is displayed by default.

The Non Prod Total Storage: Projection chart shows the overall usage and the projected growth in storage usage for your organization's nonproduction environments over a fixed time period, based on the data collected during the last month, the last quarter and the last year. The use of this report can help understand the impact of the number of nonproduction environments currently in use, which will further facilitate the potential discussion of whether the number should be increased or decreased or even if an investigation of how to reduce the test databases compared to the production databases should be considered to reduce the footprint of these environments.

Chart View: The chart view shows the overall usage and the projected growth in storage usage for the selected service. Overall usage is displayed as a continuous blue line, while the projected growth is displayed as dotted lines, as follows:

• The blue dotted line shows overall usage.

• The purple dotted line shows the projected growth based on the storage usage in the previous month.

• The orange dotted line shows the projected growth based on the storage usage in the previous quarter.

• The brown dotted line shows the projected growth based on the storage usage in the previous year.

Click the Open Table View in the lower right corner of the chart to open the Non Prod Total Storage: Projection table view in expanded mode.

Table View: The table view provides an overview of the projected growth in storage usage:

• Collection: Specifies the period when the data was collected.

• Storage Growth over Collection Period (%): Indicates the growth rate, in percentage, over the period when the data was collected.

• Allocation Extension Date: Indicates the date when the entitlement is projected to be reached, based on your usage.

Location: On the Storage dashboard for a selected environment. The Tablespace Usage: Projection chart is displayed by default.

The Tablespace Usage: Projection chart shows the overall usage and the projected growth in the amount of storage space used by the tablespaces available in your organization's production and nonproduction environments, based on the data collected during the last month, the last quarter and the last year.

Chart View: The chart view shows the growth in the amount of storage space used by the tablespaces available in your organization's production and nonproduction environments, based on the data collected during the last month, the last quarter and the last year. Overall usage is displayed as a continuous blue line, while the projected growth is displayed as dotted lines, as follows:

• The blue dotted line shows overall usage.

• The purple dotted line shows the projected growth based on the storage usage in the previous month.

• The orange dotted line shows the projected growth based on the storage usage in the previous quarter.

• The brown dotted line shows the projected growth based on the storage usage in the previous year.

Click the Open Table View in the lower right corner of the chart to open the Tablespace Usage: Projection table view in expanded mode.

Table View: The table view provides an overview of the storage growth compared to the last year, the last quarter and the last month:

• Calendar Date: Specifies the date when the data was collected.

• Based on Last Month: Indicates the growth rate, in percentage, over the last complete month. For example, on February 4, 2016, the Tablespace Usage: Projection table view displays the growth rate compared to the tablespace usage between January 1, 2016, and January 31, 2016.

• Based on Last Quarter: Indicates the growth rate, in percentage, over the last 3 complete months. For example, on February 4, 2016, the Tablespace Usage: Projection table view displays the growth rate compared to the tablespace usage in the last three months: November 2015, December 2015, and January 2016.

• Based on Last Year: Indicates the growth rate, in percentage, over the previous complete year. For example, on February 4, 2016, the Tablespace Usage: Projection table view displays the growth rate compared to the tablespace usage between January 1, 2015, and December 31, 2015.

• Overall Usage: Indicates the total tablespace usage at the collection date.