Technology has become an integral part of businesses
globally. Businesses need to implement a robust usage of technological
advancements like storage virtualization to help them keep up with rivals or
market trends. For this, a virtual storage
appliance is set up. It is a single
storage device that pools physical storage across multiple network storage
systems.
We say systems because the software converts the server
into a storage system. Usually, storage virtualization is the least-expensive
way to bring to life enterprise-class functionality. One central console that
does it all! It also makes administrators' lives easier! For instance, backing
up, archiving along with recovery is simpler and quicker. This appliance
provides virtual environments with shared storage without extra or separate
hardware. There are a ton of reasons to turn towards this magical storage
in a box.
Simplicity
The most prominent aspect of a virtual storage appliance is the ease it brings about. Virtual storage allows
resources to be bundled up so users can avail any storage, any time. The whole
process, however, involves a lot of complexities but thankfully, this
all-in-one box delivers an administrative experience in a single window panel
that is flexible and easy to understand.
Cost
Effective Shared Virtual Storage
Straight off, a virtual storage appliance can lower expenses in terms of daily operations and
expenditure. The appliance uses commodity hardware storage as its own
components thus controlling all underlying resources. Virtual appliances have
file, block and object capabilities so that makes it an important aspect to
consider.
Secure
& Reliable
As compared to other storage, virtual storage provides
robust, reliable security. Businesses using enterprise level processing means
that mission-critical data is always available and unlike other categories of
storage like Network Attached Storage, the appliance doesn’t have a
single-point-of-failure.
Always
Available Data
One of the main reasons for using storage virtualization is
to keep mission-critical data always available to users who need it all the
time. Business continuity benefits are abundant with a virtual storage
appliance as data is mirrored to two points which ensures that business needs,
information-wise, are met without fail.
Scalability
without Limits
Businesses are rapidly growing. A big problem faced is data
growth. The implemented capacity has reached its limit so now, additional
hardware is needed. Not with the virtual appliance. It leverages existing
resources so it can use existing hardware to scale up for computing power or
out for storage capacity, depending on business needs.
No
Training Needed
A virtual storage appliance is a simple device that does not
require specialist training. All IT professionals can easily understand it as a
tool and quickly learn to use it for its extraordinary storage powers. Gone are
the days when branch or remote offices needed to employ manpower at every
business location.
Businesses have leveraged technology
to integrate virtual storage into its infrastructure. Using virtual appliances,
a business can have enterprise class features for mission-critical data. Data
is secure, always available and under the reliable central management of the
appliance which is a cost-effective solution with unlimited scalability.
