IMPLICATIONS OF STORAGE VIRTUALIZATION FOR SMB
IMPLICATIONS OF STORAGE VIRTUALIZATION FOR SMB

Summary/Abstract: In today’s datacenters, the unexpected increase of virtual and physical servers has led to exponential increases in data-transfer volumes, bandwidth bottlenecks, and connectivity costs. This growth causes major problems for IT managers as they struggle to see more cost-effective, scalable ways to manage the increasing complexity of servers and their associated LAN and SAN environments. Virtualization is a general term that could be applied to: storage systems, databases and networks. In this article, I present an overview of server virtualization architecture. I also specify the goals and benefits of virtualization for a SMB. The article points out some issues about server virtualization: definition, implementing problems and security features. In case of major calamity, you need a disaster recovery plan. The article lists a series of differences and similar parts of DR planning and business continuity plan.

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