What roles and responsibilities are expected of a Storage Architect?

A storage architect builds and manages the central database systems housing business sensitive data that the organization relies on for business intelligence, compliance, resource management, and more. With options like Cloud Storage, All-Flash Array, Software-Defined Storage, the Storage Architects are more equipped for long-term, cost-effective storage designs. Their responsibilities generally include – Data Storage strategies, Cost-estimation, Technology evaluation, Storage solution designing, storage process design, and consultation.