Comments on: Choosing your next virtualization project http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/server-virtualization/choosing-your-next-virtualization-project/ A SearchServerVirtualization.com blog Thu, 26 Nov 2009 18:20:11 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Paul Clifford http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/server-virtualization/choosing-your-next-virtualization-project/#comment-1398 Paul Clifford Mon, 05 May 2008 16:47:25 +0000 http://servervirtualization.blogs.techtarget.com/2008/04/24/choosing-your-next-virtualization-project/#comment-1398 The next wave of virtualization in the data center must be focused on storage. When you look at relevant issues (cost, power consumption, manageability, etc.) tremendous gains are there, although server virtualization is sexier. Virtualization of storage, properly executed, will dramatically reduce the 1) cost of storage 2) Management of storage 3) number of spinning disk drives 4) power consumption. Think about it. Any number of studies reveal that about 75% of all disk space purchased, is simply wasted. Really. And when those disks are expensive 15K Fibre Channel drives, the cost of this waste is enormous. Combining "real" Thin Provisioning with Automated ILM takes this waste and turns it on its ear. Whenever one is wondering where the next wave of cost savings and performance gains are in the data center, they should consider what is sucking $'s and power. The choice is obvious. Paul Clifford Davenport Group www.davenportgroup.com The next wave of virtualization in the data center must be focused on storage. When you look at relevant issues (cost, power consumption, manageability, etc.) tremendous gains are there, although server virtualization is sexier.

Virtualization of storage, properly executed, will dramatically reduce the 1) cost of storage 2) Management of storage 3) number of spinning disk drives 4) power consumption.

Think about it. Any number of studies reveal that about 75% of all disk space purchased, is simply wasted. Really. And when those disks are expensive 15K Fibre Channel drives, the cost of this waste is enormous. Combining “real” Thin Provisioning with Automated ILM takes this waste and turns it on its ear.

Whenever one is wondering where the next wave of cost savings and performance gains are in the data center, they should consider what is sucking $’s and power. The choice is obvious.

Paul Clifford
Davenport Group <a href="http://www.davenportgroup.com" title="http://www.davenportgroup.
" target="_blank">www.davenportgroup.com</a>

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