Storage Virtualization to Emerge as a Critical Competitive Battleground, IDC User Survey Reveals.FRAMINGHAM, Mass. -- Over the next five years, storage virtualization Treating storage as a single logical entity without regard to the hierarchy of physical media that may be involved or that may change. It enables the applications to read from and write to a single pool of storage rather then individual disks, tapes and optical devices. in all its forms will emerge as a critical competitive battleground in the storage industry, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. a new study based on IDC's Storage Virtualization Survey. These technologies will drive changes in storage system architectures, spur significant investments in new storage software solutions, and potentially disrupt the current competitive environment. "Storage virtualization has come of age. It's no longer a nascent nascent /nas·cent/ (nas´ent) (na´sent) 1. being born; just coming into existence. 2. just liberated from a chemical combination, and hence more reactive because uncombined. market with limited user deployments and immature immature /im·ma·ture/ (im?ah-chldbomacr´) unripe or not fully developed. im·ma·ture adj. Not fully grown or developed. immature unripe or not fully developed. technology. Forty-nine percent of those surveyed are evaluating storage virtualization solutions, and 34% have already implemented such a solution," said Laura DuBois, research director for Storage Software at IDC. "Our survey respondents' high level of interest reflects the growing role that file-centric applications have in many companies," added Richard Villars, vice president of Storage Systems at IDC. "Given current data-generation trends, file virtualization See storage virtualization. will emerge as an even more critical market for storage solutions providers." The new IDC study, Storage Virtualization Comes of Age, Following Server Virtualization (1) Running applications in separate, isolated partitions within a single server. The "virtual machine" method can run different operating systems simultaneously, whereas the "OS virtualization" method runs applications for only one operating system (see virtual machine and OS (IDC #204175) examines awareness of and interest in storage virtualization of end-users from midsize, large, and very large firms in different vertical industries. The study also explores time frame for purchasing, products and vendors in use or planned, and packaging and distribution preferences are explored. This study accomplishes the following: * It quantifies current and planned adoption of storage virtualization by vendor, product, capacity, and overall configuration * It uncovers a connection between server and storage virtualization * It investigates barriers to and drivers for adoption of storage virtualization To purchase this document, call IDC's Sales hotline at 508-988-7988 or email sales@idc.com. About IDC IDC is the premier global provider of market intelligence, advisory services advisory services advisory services provided to the public, in their capacity as owners and managers of animals, are an important part of veterinary science. They may be provided by government bureaux, by commercial companies who deal in pharmaceuticals or animals or animal , and events for the information technology, telecommunications, and consumer technology markets. IDC helps IT professionals, business executives, and the investment community make fact-based decisions on technology purchases and business strategy. Over 850 IDC analysts in 50 countries provide global, regional, and local expertise on technology and industry opportunities and trends. For more than 42 years, IDC has provided strategic insights to help our clients achieve their key business objectives. IDC is a subsidiary of IDG IDG International Data Group IDG Integrated Drive Generator IDG Installation Design Guide IDG Internet Discussion Group IDG Inset Dielectric Guide IDG International Dangerous Goods (mail, shipping) , the world's leading technology media, research, and events company. You can learn more about IDC by visiting www.idc.com. All product and company names may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders. |
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