Tech 10: Software-Defined Storage
A storage array is at its heart a commodity server integrated with an operating system dedicated specifically to providing storage services.
Take away the server, and what's left? Software-defined storage, which is software that can be deployed on choice of hardware, usually from a list of approved servers, to provide storage services similar to those of dedicated storage hardware.
Customers get lower cost and increased flexibility, with the trade-off being the need to do the integration and a potential loss of hardware optimization.
Here are 10 offerings that enable customers to see lower costs and increased flexibility.
