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ALSO CALLED: Virtualization, Storage-based Virtualization, Host-based Virtualization, SV, NAS Virtualization, SAN Virtualization, Block Virtualization, Storage Subsystem Virtualization, File Virtualization, Disk Virtualization, Network-based Virtualization, and Storage Device Virtualization DEFINITION: File virtualization is the creation of an abstraction layer between file servers and the clients that access those file servers. Once deployed, the file virtualization layer manages files and file systems across servers, allowing administrators … Definition continues below.

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Five Benefits of IBM System Storage SAN Volume Controller Based on Real-world Deployments sponsored by IBM WHITE PAPER: Posted: 16 May 2008 \| Published: 01 Mar 2007 SUMMARY: This white paper from technology analysts at Taneja Group examines five companies using IBM® System Storage™ SAN Volume Controller (SVC) for server virtualization. TOPICS: Data Protection \| Disaster Recovery \| Downtime \| ERP \| SAN \| SLAs \| Storage Virtualization

EMA™ Advisory Note: Virtualization and Management - Trends, Forecasts, and Recommendations (Summary) sponsored by Configuresoft, Inc. WHITE PAPER: Posted: 16 May 2008 \| Published: 01 May 2008 SUMMARY: This EMA Advisory Note summarizes the most important findings from this research, and provides recommendations on how to get the most from these technologies. TOPICS: Application Virtualization \| SaaS \| Server Virtualization \| SOA \| Storage Virtualization \| Virtualization

Storage Magazine - May 2008 sponsored by Storage Magazine WHITE PAPER: Posted: 15 May 2008 \| Published: 01 May 2008 SUMMARY: Whether you're looking for the latest storage news, trends or technologies, Storagemagazine has got it all. The May 2008 issue of Storage explores solutions for disaster recovery testing, tips for creating an eDiscovery toolkit and mu... TOPICS: Continuous Data Protection \| Data Replication \| Disaster Recovery \| Disk Backups \| NAS \| SAN \| Server Virtualization \| Storage Best Practices \| Storage Replication \| Storage Resource Management Software \| Storage Virtualization \| Tape Backups \| Tape Libraries

Simple, Affordable Disaster Recovery Automation in the Virtual Data Center sponsored by Dell \| EqualLogic PRESENTATION: Posted: 14 May 2008 \| Published: 13 May 2008 SUMMARY: This self paced online seminar will focus on showing the benefit of combining Dell EqualLogic Auto-Replication and VMware's Site Recovery Manager to provide an affordable and automated Disaster Recovery Plan for Virtual Infrastructures. TOPICS: Data Centers \| Disaster Recovery \| High Availability \| Integration \| iSCSI \| SAN \| Storage Virtualization \| WAN

Virtualization Decisions Resource Center sponsored by SAVVIS PRODUCT LITERATURE: Posted: 13 May 2008 \| Published: 01 May 2008 SUMMARY: Access this Resource Center to learn considerations for bringing virtualization to enterprises, how to make virtualization as painless as possible for IT staff and best practices for evaluating applications and systems. TOPICS: Blade Servers \| Data Center Management \| IT Infrastructure \| Server Virtualization \| Server Virtualization Software \| Storage Virtualization \| Storage Virtualization Software

Making the Move to Network Attached Storage sponsored by Hewlett-Packard Company WHITE PAPER: Posted: 12 May 2008 \| Published: 23 Apr 2008 SUMMARY: NAS technologies can help organizations deal with the growing demands and complexities of storage today. Read this eGuide from SearchStorage.com to learn about the basic concepts of NAS, how to plan for a NAS in your business and much more. TOPICS: Continuous Data Protection \| Data Management \| Data Storage \| Disk Backups \| File Management Programs \| NAS \| NAS Software \| Request for Proposals \| SAN \| Storage Best Practices \| Storage Capacity \| Storage Consolidation \| Storage Virtualization

Storage Virtualization: The What, the Why and the How sponsored by Dell \| EqualLogic WHITE PAPER: Posted: 09 May 2008 \| Published: 09 May 2008 SUMMARY: This E-Guide will help now only with what storage virtualization actually is but how to choose the best approach and evaluating network- based storage options. TOPICS: Storage Virtualization \| Virtualization

Where SAN Stands sponsored by Dell \| EqualLogic VIDEOCAST: Posted: 08 May 2008 \| When: 08 May 2008 SUMMARY: As SANs grow and expand, understanding the right architecture can be critical in making sure SANs are available and properly utilized. In this expert Videocast, Stephen Foskett dives into the nuts and bolts of SAN architecture and topology. TOPICS: Continuous Data Protection \| Data Management \| Disk Backups \| Fibre Channel SAN \| iSCSI SAN \| RAID \| Regulatory Compliance \| Storage Best Practices \| Storage Consolidation \| Storage Virtualization

Innovations for Next Generation SAN Architectures sponsored by Cisco Systems, Inc. WEBCAST: Posted: 07 May 2008 \| When: Available On Demand SUMMARY: This Webcast highlights a unified fabric solution from Cisco that can help meet these demands. Attend this live Webcast to learn more about this solution from how it works to the benefits it delivers. TOPICS: Continuous Data Protection \| Data Center Management \| Data Recovery \| Disaster Recovery \| Disk Backups \| Ethernet Networks \| Fibre Channel SAN \| Fibre Channel Switches \| Storage Best Practices \| Storage Consolidation \| Storage Management Software \| Storage Virtualization

Equallogic PS Series with VMware® - Virtual Servers Meet Virtual Storage sponsored by Dell \| EqualLogic PRODUCT LITERATURE: Posted: 07 May 2008 \| Published: 07 May 2008 SUMMARY: EqualLogic PS Series solutions deliver the benefits of storage consolidation in an intelligent, enterprise-class storage system that is easy to install, manage and grow. TOPICS: DAS \| SAN \| Storage Systems \| Storage Virtualization \| VMware

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STORAGE VIRTUALIZATION DEFINITION (continued): … to present clients with one logical file mount for all servers. The file servers continue to host file data and metadata.

While this arrangement may seem to add IT overhead unnecessarily, file virtualization provides several key advantages, including a global namespace to index files on network file servers. In addition, this virtual file storage consolidation allows excess storage capacity to be shared between file servers. Data migrations …
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