Thin provisioning is key to enabling the efficient use of tape. Yes, you read right. TAPE!
Thin provisioning is usually associated with disk and it has become a key feature to enable the efficient use of disk systems. Every major disk system vendor offers some form of thin provisioning and thin provisioning has made its way into virtualization software like VMware. But the application of thin provisioning to the tape world is largely absent (with the notable exception of the fact that we, at
January 11, 2012
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We are in a tough economy where the 'do more with less' mantra reigns supreme...and, in fact, is often a necessity to ensure survival. It is odd, then, that so few vendors seem to understand the importance of delivering value rather than volume. It seems that they would rather overlook this fundamental shift in the market. It seems that many vendors would rather sell you more of just about anything (i.e. deal in volume) rather than looking at how they can help you get better results from what yo
May 28, 2011
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