Typically, end users are not interested in the physical aspects of the storage serving their applications (i.e. seek times, how many disks are in a string, etc.). What they do care about are the ...

There are four major steps on the road to a flexible data center: consolidation, standardization, virtualization and utility. There are four major steps on the road to a flexible data center: ...

When Roland Etcheverry joined chemical company Champion Technologies Inc. two years ago, he looked around and realized he needed to remake the company’s storage environment. He had done this twice ...

The storage vendor also introduced a new version of its SAN Virtualization Services Platform (SVSP) appliance, which virtualizes HP and non-HP storage into a single managed pool, as well as ...

Here’s a look at the top storage virtualization vendors, their products, pricing and sample customers. Product: IBM System Storage SAN Volume Controller 4.3 Services provided: IBM System Storage SAN ...

The initial approach to storage virtualization, which has been around for years, was to address it in the storage-area network because the SAN sat between the storage and servers, and would cause the ...

VSP 360 unifies block, file, object, and software-defined storage into a single, intuitive platform, making it easier for businesses to break down data silos, improve operational efficiency and ...

Organizations are using virtualization to manage their cloud environment effectively. Here is a rundown of the different types and what each can offer. In enterprise IT infrastructure, virtualization ...

Dutch infrastructure as a service (IaaS) provider Espresso Gridpoint has shifted to Pure Storage Evergreen//One storage as a service to support its virtual datacentre business model, and reaped the ...

These days, the storage demands of users and applications are spiraling out of control in many enterprises. Additional disks and storage subsystems are frequently implemented to meet demands. But ...

In an age when information is the most precious currency, data security is critical. Particularly, enterprises, legal offices, and financial institutions handle a lot of private information. Sensitive ...

DeciSym and Sylabs recently joined forces to develop a virtual data fabric for the Department of Defense. The Measure & Share Storage Virtual Fabric addresses a specific and critical need within the ...