The storage market is inundated by new technologies and architectures. In March of 2014, it went in an entirely new direction. That is when VMware introduced Virtual SAN: the first VMware entry into the “software-defined storage†product category. Virtual SAN is optimized for VMware vSphere® environments and is doing for storage what VMware vSphere did for compute.
Since its introduction, Virtual SAN has captured a lot of industry attention, winning top awards at the InterOp and TechEd conferences. VMware Virtual SANâ„¢ is a new approach to storage. Virtual SAN applies the principles of the VMware software-defined data center to storage to create a high-performance, cost-effective alternative for virtualized environments.
What is so special about it? Here are seven reasons why Virtual SAN is a truly unique storage solution that enterprises should incorporate into their storage strategy.
