Unified storage, which is also known as multiprotocol storage and federated storage -- and will no doubt be called a whole bunch of other things before it all shakes out -- is emerging in response to the demand for heterogeneous storage management. Independent storage consultant Randy Kerns offers answers to the most common questions he hears about unified storage in the field today.
Randy's answers to all of these questions are also available as an MP3 file to download and take with you on the go.