(September 14, 2005) - Existing storage management methods and tools can't
keep pace with exploding storage requirements. Application expansion, digital
media formats, and regulatory compliance have all contributed to the
fast-growing demand. According to IDC, storage administrator productivity has
to increase 60% a year just to keep up with the anticipated growth in storage
capacity. To make matters worse, 24x7 data access requirements are closing
the management windows available to administrators to do management tasks.
The Challenge
A new approach is needed to dramatically simplify network storage management
and drive improvements in capacity, performance, and tiered storage
management. Any potential solution, however, mustn't introduce additional
risk into storage en... (more)
Managing the surge of file-based data has become increasingly difficult and
complex. Virtualizing NAS through Network File Virtualization (NFV)
simplifies storage management and enables administrators to easily address
management and utilization challenges without affecting data access.
With NFV, storage administrators need not be concerned about the impacts on
end-user data access. Admini... (more)