File Virtualization

Reason #5 That You Need File Virtualization If you’re just joining this series, there is a complete list of the Reasons to date on my team member page. Are we at reason #5 already? Wow. Okay, this is another one that salesmen will tell you because it is truly compelling, but it is truly a good reason, one of the best. It is also one of the ones that I eschewed before getting to see real numbers that I could quantify were not marketing material. The disk savings are real. Yeah, I said it, and it’s true. Sure, you could argue that... posted @ Thursday, April 02, 2009 8:13 PM | Feedback (3)

Reason #4 That You Need File Virtualization I took the easy topic this week, and things are so crazy it’s still late in the day that I’m posting this. My apologies. This one also focuses more on ARX than previous ones – this is because replication is a differentiator for many vendors’ products, so I’m being careful to talk about what most can do, then give details for the one I know the best. If you’re just joining this series, there is a complete list of the Reasons to date on my team member page. Replication is of growing importance in the enterprise, be it... posted @ Thursday, March 26, 2009 5:30 PM | Feedback (0)

Reason #3 That You Need File Virtualization. If you’re just joining this series, check out Reason #1 and Reason #2 That You Need File Virtualization Tiering is the one benefit that a sales person will tell you about, so I was putting it off a bit, but it is the one thing I’ve had requests for, and it’s a benefit most enterprises can relate to. I’ll tell you up-front that even though it does offer a huge savings, for reasons I’ll mention below, this isn’t one of the big drivers for me – I knew about the benefits of tiering before I decided that File Virtualization... posted @ Thursday, March 19, 2009 7:03 AM | Feedback (0)

Reason #1 That You Need File Virtualization So I’ve been going to start this series forever, and things just kept piling up. Today I have decided to embark upon it, and worry later about other commitments, because I think it is an important topic. I wasn’t a fan of File/NAS Virtualization at first – it seemed like an added layer to the very clean (if chatty) NAS hierarchy. I’ve grown to understand that the addition of the layer is nothing compared to the adaptability that layer provides, so I want to share. This series will start with the low-hanging fruit, the stuff that anyone who’s... posted @ Wednesday, March 04, 2009 8:09 PM | Feedback (4)