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Storage Virtualization

Storage virtualization abstracts logical volumes from physical storage devices and presents these logical volumes to applications. This abstraction layer exists within single subsystems (e.g., HP EVA) or spans multiple physical subsystems, allowing administrators to create logical volumes across several devices.

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Report: Vendor Landscape: Software-Defined Data Centers
September 1, 2016Robert Stroud, Richard Fichera
To meet needs arising from the unprecedented acceleration of the digital business, infrastructure and operations (I&O) professionals are shifting their attention from physical infrastructure to ...
For Infrastructure & Operations Professionals
Report: Brief: VMworld 2015 Reveals A Disruptor In Transition
October 1, 2015Lauren E. Nelson, Dave Bartoletti, Charlie Dai, David K. Johnson, Andre Kindness, Christopher Mines
VMware recently revealed the direction that it's heading at its annual VMworld conference. In 2013, VMware announced its pursuit of three complementary product strategies for the BT agenda: 1) e...
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Report: Brief: The Software-Defined Data Center Is Still A Work In Progress
August 27, 2014Richard Fichera
To accelerate business growth, infrastructure and operations (I&O) professionals must understand and ultimately master four key I&O-related trends: 1) continually consolidate and optimize the te...
For Infrastructure & Operations Professionals
Report: Market Overview: Software-Only Storage
August 1, 2014Henry Baltazar
Hardware appliances have dominated the enterprise data storage landscape for decades, but storage is not immune from the software-defined transformation taking place in data centers. With moment...
For Infrastructure & Operations Professionals
Report: Quick Take: Dell's Nutanix Partnership Escalates The Hyperconvergence Vendor War
June 24, 2014Henry Baltazar
Dell's new original equipment manufacturer (OEM) partnership with hyperconvergence pioneer Nutanix adds a disruptive element to its portfolio that will help you design and deliver services more ...