Comments on: Virsto and the exodus of intelligence from storage

By: DataCore upgrades and ‘storage hypervisor’ hype - UK Data Storage Buzz

Fri, 29 Jun 2012 16:27:29 +0000

[...] problem that other vendors are trying to hitch themselves to the hypervisor bandwagon, for example Virsto, which also calls itself a storage hypervisor while selling a read/write logging product that [...]

By: New forms of direct-attached storage emerge to meet VM I/O demands | Datacentre Management . org

Fri, 25 Nov 2011 10:36:26 +0000

[...] exist. Virsto Software has applications that retard into a hypervisor and perform a classification compulsory to [...]

By: New forms of direct-attached storage emerge to meet VM I/O demands | Datacentre Management . org

Thu, 10 Nov 2011 03:01:36 +0000

[...] exist. Virsto Software has applications that plug into the hypervisor and perform the sorting required to [...]

By: Recruitment firm gets cloud backup | Datacentre Management . org

Recruitment firm gets cloud backup | Datacentre Management . org — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 08:40:54 +0000

[...] Virsto Software has announced that Virsto for VDI, Hyper-V edition, has warranted acceptance for Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2. Virsto for Hyper-V is a initial storage hypervisor resolution to be approved for Windows Server 2008. Virsto’s program installs directly into a Hyper-V primogenitor partition, enabling users to grasp higher levels of VM density, I/O opening and storage capacity utilisation. [...]

By: Virtual storage appliance market: Categories, capabilities | Datacentre Management . org

Thu, 20 Oct 2011 00:11:41 +0000

[...] four loose categories of VSAs available from companies such as DataCore, FalconStor, TwinStrata and Virsto, and each have their place in the market. These categories [...]

By: JWNA

JWNA — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 10:12:30 +0000

NetApp FAS Storage, with Intelligent FlashCache, are storage systems designed for enterprise applications. They provide a vast range of high function data management capabilities, which large businesses worldwide use to achieve storage efficiencies and drive business flexibility. The use of NetApp Intelligent FlashCache offers a more flexible solution with optimised performance, not bound by the limitations of caching on the Server, FlashCached data being shared across multiple servers concurrently. The benefits of intelligent use of FlashCache for managing Bootstorms has been well documented, and when coupled with features, such as the NetApp Rapid Cloning Utility (RCU), make NetApp FAS the system of choice for many of our VDI customers. Indeed NetApp is making FlashCache a standard feature of our FAS6240, V6240, FAS6280, and V6280 systems. One 512GB module will be included in each storage controller with no increase to the system list prices.

In that regard, it’s difficult to compare NetApp’s FAS 6000 against Virsto for VDI vSphere as both systems are targeting different markets and provide different capability requirements for different business needs. As you can see, this is reflected in the price comparisons. If a small business requires data storage, Virsto may provide a low end, low-cost system with limited capability. What NetApp provides is a high end, trusted and secure solution for mid sized and large enterprises backed by a significant, proven, install base
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[B][B]Laurence James[/B]UK Product, Alliances and Solutions Marketing Manager, NetApp[/B]

By: JWNA

JWNA — Mon, 03 Oct 2011 21:10:32 +0000

Great Article!