Storage virtualization background

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	Does storage virtualization impair storage performance or add network overhead to the SAN? If so, how can any potential effects be mitigated? Submitted By: Arun Taneja | 22 Aug 2007 FAQ: - You're adding a layer of abstraction between physical storage and the infrastructure up above, including switches and servers...

	Is the market ready for storage virtualization? Are the products ready? Submitted By: Arun Taneja | 22 Aug 2007 FAQ: - The short answer is that the products are absolutely ready. It's taken three or four years to bring the products to this current level of maturity, but I can say that key products from the major players are all ready...

	How do storage virtualization offerings differ? Submitted By: Arun Taneja | 22 Aug 2007 FAQ: - There are numerous players in the storage virtualization market today, but I can categorize them as in-band vendors (typically appliances), out-of-band vendors and Split Path Architecture for Intelligent Devices (SPAID) ...

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