The merits of a virtual environment are aplenty. Fewer machines to manage, centralized repository of data and economies of scale are just a few of the benefits of a virtualized storage environment.

But, are the products ready for prime time? Is there any bite to the vendor and industry hype surrounding virtualization?

In this keynote session, from Storage Decisions New York 2006, senior analyst and founder of the Enterprise Strategy Group, Steve Duplessie, helps bust through the virtualization FUD and gives you a clearer picture of where storage virtualization stands.