The bigger trend I'm seeing is that virtualized storage resources are becoming an atomic unit of a Dynamic IT operation. Companies are adopting ‘private cloud computing’ and are using capabilities like storage virtualization to make their environments more dynamic, cost effective and responsive to the needs of the business. In order to realize these benefits, virtualized storage, server and network resources need to be managed in a unified way, and this requires a unified, intelligent fabric connecting it all.
I echo the recommendation of leading infrastructure players that IT organizations proceed cautiously and develop an infrastructure that can support the performance, security and distributed data aspects of cloud computing and virtualization.
We can expect to see continued innovation in managing larger data sets either via private cloud array and fabric-based solutions or external cloud-based services -- both with the goal to achieve greater scalability, reduced total cost of ownership and improved ability to manage geographically distributed data sets. All of these efforts will benefit from a high-throughput, converged network that can intelligently manage data at the packet-level and optimize connections between resources.
We can expect to see continued innovation in managing larger data sets either via private cloud array and fabric-based solutions or external cloud-based services -- both with the goal to achieve greater scalability, reduced total cost of ownership and improved ability to manage geographically distributed data sets. All of these efforts will benefit from a high-throughput, converged network that can intelligently manage data at the packet-level and optimize connections between resources.