Storage Virtualization: An Insider's Guide Part 1 - The Goal is Storage Efficiency
With the advent of technologies like server and desktop virtualization, storage virtualization has moved from “nice-to-have” to “must-have” status. Implemented properly, virtual storage infrastructure can work in concert with servers and networks to deliver a “perfect chord” – a harmonized system that achieves the goals that business IT planners are seeking from their technology investments today.
This paper introduces storage virtualization and surveys the challenges that it can help to solve in the critical areas of engineering, operational and financial efficiency.
About the Author:
Jon William Toigo
CEO Toigo Partners International
Chairman Data Management Institute