1/1/2014 © 2007 IDC Impact of Server Virtualization On Storage Systems Greatest impact on connectivity and management, not capacity Consolidated servers arent major consumers of storage capacity Focus on connectivity costs spurs disproportionate interest in iSCSI Focus on automated provisioning and operations spurs interest in block-level storage virtualization solutions Use of mobility functions in server virtualization solutions for improved availability and disaster recovery is altering backup/replication requirements Virtual machine image management and boot from SAN become critical requirements Extending server mobility geographically for DR requires more investment in sophisticated replication capabilities
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