Storage Solutions in the Virtual World
The growing credibility of emerging storage vendors, acquisitions by established vendors, and the ongoing
introduction of new storage technologies and architectures into the storage market have made the storage
market chaotic and the design of optimal storage infrastructures problematical. In addition, VMware has
enabled widespread deployment of server virtualization across the market. But what is the best way to deploy
and manage storage for these environments?
Expert Server Group can help you address the key issues:
- What are the benefits and risks of emerging storage architectures?
- How should users deploy new architecture storage subsystems?
- What are Best Practices in the deployment and Management of Storage for virtualized server environments?
- How do/will existing and future technologies and products best fit in storage management architectures?
- What storage technologies are capable of altering storage TCOs?
Integrating virtualized servers with shared storage is necessary for flexible virtual machine (VM) mobility,
but can be more complicated than many enterprises expect. In virtualized environments, iSCSI storage can offer
simplified deployment, comprehensive storage management, data protection functionality, and seamless VM
mobility.
Besides allowing enterprises to create SANs using standard, familiar Ethernet equipment with a lower cost
of entry than Fibre Channel, iSCSI can offer significant advantages in virtualized environments. By deploying
iSCSI on its own or in addition to Fiber Channel, enterprises can easily integrate virtualized servers with
shared storage and create a tiered environment optimized for their particular needs.
Building on our expertise with the virtual infrastruture, ESG's storage experts will leverage our
partnerships and alliances with the key manufacturers to ensure you select the storage solution that fits your
unique requirements.
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