The initial approach to storage virtualization, which has been around for years, was to address it in the storage-area network because the SAN sat between the storage and servers, and would cause the ...

While there are some software products that are appliance-agnostic, most vendors bundle the virtualization software with their own storage. In order to make a fair comparison, CRN Test Center ...

Donato Buccella, CTO of Certeon, stopped by to discuss how network virtualization can improve the performance of both virtual and cloud computing environments. The entry point for the conversation was ...

As storage and other key data center technologies continue to become more abstract – more virtualized – IT can and should expect to get more out of their systems. IT should expect CPU utilization to ...

Cisco Systems moved further into the file virtualization arena when it announced a definitive agreement to purchase privately held NeoPath Networks, a network storage and virtualization firm.

Network professionals who want to save money by more efficiently managing their storage resources may find use for Fibre Channel routers and switches being introduced this week. Storage vendor ...

The deal, announced at a conference in Cambridge, Mass., seemed a slap in the face to IBM rival EMC, based just miles away in Hopkinton, Mass. IBM said that Cisco fields an all-EMC storage pool, but ...

In one of the first attempts by a top IT vendor to support network-based storage virtualization, Hewlett-Packard Co. last week announced plans to use new software to let IT administrators manage all ...

Virtualization is an essential component for any IT outfit looking torun an efficient, manageable, waste-not-want-not shop. It’s not justa tool for large call centers with big server farms. Evensmall- ...

How storage virtualization technologies allow you to keep pace with ever-increasing storage requirements while maintaining high availability and service levels In just a few short years, storage ...

Organizations are using virtualization to manage their cloud environment effectively. Here is a rundown of the different types and what each can offer. In enterprise IT infrastructure, virtualization ...