Field Analytics

Field Analytics: Expert Insight on Data Storage Technology

Improve product quality and uptime by preempting field issues with analytics.

Understanding data storage technology involved in the end-to-end storage stack, including host servers and the software defined storage product, has allowed Vedams to become an expert in the in-depth analysis of storage product field issues having data unavailability and/or data loss. Vedams teams deep-dive to understand the root cause of any data unavailability or loss situation.

On a daily basis, this includes understanding and establishing the chain of events that lead to the situation, and developing pre-emptive and predictive strategies to avoid similar problems with data storage technology in the future. This service already has an impact towards quality improvement by identifying flaws in support procedures, patterns in the sequence of events leading to a product defect, and breaks in functionality between releases. Corrective steps involve updated Tech Bulletins, fix identification, and recommending proactive replacement of error-exhibiting components.

This service has been extended to analyze logs from products returned for failure analysis. In a very short duration, log analysis delivered a 15 percent reduction in expenses that were wrongly billed by the hardware manufacturer to the company, and also helped improve the testing process at the manufacturer.

Field Analytics Training

In order to perform such analysis, Vedams has developed its own training university for new engineers. While parts of the training are common across clients, there are client-specific elements as well. Building upon the experience developed on projects that include development, testing and support of data storage technology products, the team offers education on firmware, software defined storage products, intercommunication protocol between the head and storage, and the monitoring of the storage units themselves. This level of detail is important for conducting successful, in-depth, field issue analysis.

  • Vedams was able to bring the necessary expertise and resources to meet our business objectives. What I like the most is its flexibility in their business model to meet our needs.

    Vic Jipson - VP of Engineering, SNAP Appliance
  • Our partnership with Vedams has been highly successful. The Vedams team is extremely productive and dedicated to ensuring success. Their willingness to go above and beyond has resulted in consistently meeting schedules with high quality releases despite several challenges that needed to be overcome.

    They conduct their work and business relationship with the highest degree of honesty and integrity.

    Doug DeRosia - VP of Program Management, Dot Hill Systems Corp
  • Vedams is a highly valuable addition to Xyratex’s own global product test organization. With product availability and reliability requirements being key differentiators for Xyratex in its markets, the need for exhaustive, rigorous and in-depth functional testing is critical.

    The knowledge required to perform at this level, being very data storage focused, is not easily obtained but I have been impressed by the way these skills have been cultivated and the low levels of staff turnover.

    Grahame Morrison - VP Server and Enclosure Development, Networked Storage Solutions, Xyratex International Ltd
  • Vedams was able to bring the necessary expertise and resources to meet our business objectives. What I like the most is its flexibility in their business model to meet our needs.

    Vic Jipson - VP of Engineering, SNAP Appliance
  • Vedams’s global delivery model is strongly supported by their onshore project management. Because of the seamless communication maintained by the local project managers, we were able to keep our customer’s aggressive schedules on time and on budget.

    Jim Engelking - e-business Practice Manager, RCM Technologies