| Faeandar 2007-04-27, 7:12 pm |
| On 25 Apr 2007 13:13:22 -0700, ShawnK <shkelley@gmail.com> wrote:
>Hey Everyone -
>
>I'm working on a presentation on virtualization in the enterprise for
>my team. I was wondering if any of you would mind offering some
>personal insight / experiences with either server or storage
>virtualization (or both). What I'm really looking for are where and
>how server / storage virtualization is being used in the enterprise.
>What are some of the pros and cons about server / storage
>virtualization? Since implementing virtualization into your
>environment has been proving to provide what was promised?
>
>I really appreciate any and all input offered!
>
>Regards -
>Shawn Kelley
Apparently no one here has done virtualization....=)
For storage, I shy away from any virtualization that is done other
than at the controller/head level. So, for instance, I am fine with
Xiotech, 3Par, and Compellant doing their massive disk striping
virtualization but any further up the chain and I get nervous.
Examples of further up the chain are Rainstorage and Acopia. I like
Acopia's approach and if/when I go down that road they may be the
one's I pick but for now the technology is still to raw for my data.
~F
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