This Tech Report, "SRM Explained" helps demystify the scope and capabilities of storage resource management tools and discusses how a new generation of SRM tools are helping storage professionals understand how much storage is available, what applications are accessing the storage, what service levels are available and how fast storage needs are growing in their IT environment. This Tech Report reviews how SRM products are deployed (including the biggest mistake storage pros should avoid) and the increasing importance of SRM tools in data center automation.