Virtualization administrators will be happy to know that StarWind is now offering two free software tools that could prove quite useful in the virtual datacenter. The first tool is for virtual hard ...

It's one of those rare cases where one plus one equals much more than two. Solution providers adding server virtualization to their practice are finding the need for new storage infrastructures, ...

Managing disk storage was once simple: If we needed more space, we got a bigger disk drive. But data storage needs grew, so we started adding multiple disk drives. Finding and managing these became ...

Storage virtualization is becoming more common as companies realize the benefits of consolidating storage-area networks and streamlining their management. As with applications and servers, storage ...

In this entry we continue our series on Desktop Virtualization and the challenges it creates for the storage infrastructure. Today we focus on the problem of cost. As I mentioned in the opening entry ...

IBM is poised to ship two data storage virtualization products in July, the latest step in the industry’s push to squeeze more productivity out of storage systems. Big Blue on Tuesday will announce a ...

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 ...

Most enterprise IT organizations have dabbled in server virtualization, which requires high storage availability and performance. This part of deployment can be challenging, according to a Forrester ...

The SANmelody 3.0 storage virtualization software package cuts the cost and complexity of storage area networks (SAN). It converts standard Intel/AMD servers, blades, or virtual machines into storage ...