Understanding Storage Virtualization Options

Publication Date	July 2008
Publisher	IDC
Product Type	Report
Pages	8
ISBN Number	not applicable
Product Code	IDC04437

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Summary

This IDC study reviews the virtualization options available on the market today and what problems each is trying to address. IDC believes there is a need to have a clear definition of the market so that industry practitioners can exchange ideas on common ground.

"Virtualization as an abstraction layer has the potential to improve resource utilization, simplify provisioning and management of resources, unlock dependence on a single vendor, provide flexibility and scalability, and optimize capital investments in the infrastructure. To realize virtualization's full potential, managers must understand the challenge they need to address and the options available in the market." Noemi Greyzdorf, research manager, Storage Software

Content

IDC Opinion
In This Study
Situation Overview
- Definitions
- Block-Level Virtualization: Technology Positioning
  - Understanding Path Virtualization Options
    - Switch-Based Virtualization
    - Appliance-Based/Software Virtualization
- File-Based Storage Virtualization: Technology Positioning
  - File Virtualization
  - Distributed/Clustered File System
- Navigating the Storage Virtualization Options
Future Outlook
- Market Predictions
- Figure: Worldwide New Block-Level Virtualized Capacity by Segment, 20072012
- Figure: Worldwide New Block-Level Virtualized Capacity Share by Segment, 20062012
- Figure: Worldwide Block-Level FC Virtualization Share of All FC SAN Capacity Shipped by Segment, 20062011
- Figure: Worldwide Block-Level iSCSI Virtualization Share of All iSCSI SAN Capacity Shipped by Segment, 20062011
Essential Guidance
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- Related Research
- Synopsis