What is data storage server virtualization?

Data storage server virtualization is the most misused buzzword in the data storage industry today.Whether it is to sell a SAN, a NAS, a network router or anything to do with data storage,data storage salesmen always speak about the wonderful data storage server virtualization techniques the product uses! Jokes aside,data storage server virtualization is simply a set of data storage technologies that create an abstraction layer between logical storage and physical storage. Advantages of data storage virtualization(if and when a perfect data storage virtualization storage solution is in the market!) • Data storage virtualization would result in vendor neutral data storage for the organization. The 'vendor neutral' phrase itself should indicate even to the casual data center professional that most,if not all,of the data storage virtualization claims by hardware vendors are plain marketing hogwash! • Data storage virtualization will reduce the complexity of dealing with data storage. Toda ... more