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What is file virtualization and how does it differ from block or storage virtualization or from global and clustered namespace or file systems?
There's a lot of confusion around file virtualization, and virtualization in general, because...

Who should be using file virtualization, and who should be looking at it for the future and for what types of applications or environments?
Again, the problem with file virtualization is very similar to those found in block environments...

Where does the confusion between file virtualization and file area networks (FANs) come from?
There has been some confusion -- FAN has added yet another acronym for storage professionals to contend with.

What are the benefits of file virtualization? Can't you just add more file servers?
NAS is often a Catch-22. The value proposition of NAS has been its transparency and ease of use...


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