Storage virtualization

Storage virtualization is a method for carving up or combining physical storage into virtual segments for easier management. Look here for guidance and advice on storage and virtualization topics such as block virtualization, file virtualization, NAS virtualization, data storage solutions for a virtual environment, virtualization strategy and other technologies.

March 12, 2021 12 Mar'21
VMware vSAN storage update eyeballs HCI scaling challenges

The VMware vSAN storage update aims to help enterprises start with a small HCI deployment. Customers gain the option to connect compute servers to existing storage vSAN clusters.
February 16, 2021 16 Feb'21
DataCore's Caringo buy spotlights need for object storage

Object store acquisitions by DataCore, Nvidia and Quantum underscore the growing importance of object storage to address enterprise workloads ranging from archives to analytics.
January 26, 2021 26 Jan'21
DataCore Software buys Caringo to fill object storage gap

DataCore's acquisition of object storage pioneer Caringo plugs a hole in its software-defined storage and advances its goal of block, file and object storage from a single vendor.
September 17, 2020 17 Sep'20
MinIO brings high-performance object storage to VMware Tanzu

MinIO brings software-defined, cloud-native object storage to VMware Cloud Foundation with Tanzu through the newly launched vSAN Data Persistence platform.

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storage virtualization

Storage virtualization is the pooling of physical storage from multiple storage devices into what appears to be a single storage device -- or pool of available storage capacity -- that is managed from a central console. Continue Reading
virtual memory

Virtual memory is a memory management technique where secondary memory can be used as if it were a part of the main memory. Continue Reading
What are VMware vVols and how do they work?

VMware's new Virtual Volumes allow virtual machines and applications to be better allocated to storage. The feature is now available in beta. Continue Reading

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The best enterprise storage products of 2019

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Decide between SAN vs. hyper-converged for your virtual storage

Shared storage provides admins with virtual storage benefits such as storage migration, high availability and redundancy. But the right storage option depends on cost and performance. Continue Reading
Will replication help spur adoption of VMware vVols?

Virtual Volumes -- now known as vVols -- have gained Storage Resource Management support for array-based replication, plugging a gap that hindered adoption. Continue Reading

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Illustrated guide to containerization security

Container security concerns are keeping IT pros up at night. Discover why and what they're doing to secure containers as well as the applications and data that run within them. Continue Reading
Latest Microsoft SDDC updates improve security, performance

Microsoft enhanced Windows Server 2019 software-defined networking and other virtualization facets of its latest server OS to improve security and increase workload performance. Continue Reading
Manage a multitude of VMware datastores using PowerCLI

Discover how you can use PowerCLI to boost your storage by monitoring and managing VMware datastores across multiple hosts. This tool has many advantages over the typical GUI. Continue Reading

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Hyper-V vs. VMware comparison: What are the differences?

Hyper-V and VMware are in a perpetual battle for supremacy in the virtualization market. Although the two hypervisors have similar features, capabilities are somewhat different. Continue Reading
Can virtual SAN performance create VM performance issues?

Monitor the performance of your VSAN and VMs to ensure one isn't affecting the other. Performance metrics and alerts can make it easy to spot VSAN issues before they affect VMs. Continue Reading
How can VSAN network requirements affect performance?

Virtual SAN network configuration problems can detract from performance and availability. Update your drivers and check that no security products are blocking connections. Continue Reading