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 ...

Nemertes Research recently published its third volume of data center research on the topic of storage. Our research shows that just under a third of companies are using storage virtualization ...

Cisco, Nutanix, and Pure Storage challenge VMware with validated infrastructure offering independent scaling, unified ...

The deal, announced at a conference in Cambridge, Mass., seemed a slap in the face to IBM rival EMC, based just miles away in Hopkinton, Mass. IBM said that Cisco fields an all-EMC storage pool, but ...

In just a few short years, storage virtualization, also known as block virtualization, has proven its worth in the large enterprise and traveled that well-worn path from pricey boutique solution to ...

Symantec is updating its line of backup products and releasing a virtualization package combining the vendor’s own storage management software with Citrix’s Xen hypervisor. Symantec’s Veritas Virtual ...

In Part 1 of this five-part series, we define virtualization; in Part 2, we look at the business drivers for virtualization; Part 3 looks at the challenges enterprises face when they virtualize their ...

Yesterday, HP announced that it had signed an agreement to acquire LeftHand Networks, a leading provider of storage virtualization and iSCSI storage area network (SAN) solutions. The deal came in at ...

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 ...

SANTA CLARA, Calif. – May 29, 2024 – Hitachi Vantara, the data storage, infrastructure, and hybrid cloud management subsidiary of Hitachi, Ltd. (TSE: 6501), today announced the launch of a block ...

One of the hottest trends in IT currently is server virtualization. Led by VMware Inc., the market has broken through the barrier of bleeding-edge/early-adopter limbo ...