Wondering what we mean by Storage Virtualization? Several years ago Barry wrote a series of posts forming two part works to help you understand.

Just what do we mean by Storage Virtualization?

Part One – What do we mean by Storage Virtualization – The Approach War

Part Two – What do we mean by Storage Virtualization – Cornerstones – Online Migration, Copy Services

Part Three – What do we mean by Storage Virtualization – Performance

Part Four – What do we mean by Storage Virtualization – Interoperability

Why Virtualize?

Part One – Introduction

Parts Two, Three and Four

SVC – How it Works

Part One – SVC How it Works – Basic Terminology

Part Two – SVC How it Works – Import your Data

Part Three – SVC How it Works – Manipulate your Virtual Data

Part Four – SVC How it Works – Hardware upgrades in place