Taking a Measured Approach to Software-Defined Storage
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Business Drivers for Software-Defined Storage
Simplifying the management of different classes of storage tops the list, at 26%, followed by future-proofing IT infrastructure, at 21%. -
Challenges With New Storage Models
The need for different management tools is the top challenge, at 41%, with 39% saying there is no issue because they have already adopted virtualization. -
How Much of an Issue Is Performance
Only about 17% cite performance as a series obstacle with 30% citing it as somewhat of an obstacle. -
Amount of Capacity Assigned to Flash Storage
Just over 60% say they have less than 10% of their data running in flash. -
Use of Flash Memory and SSDs in Virtual Environments
While there's no clear consensus on where to deploy flash memory, 39% say they are still not planning to use flash due to cost concerns. -
Importance of On-Demand Capacity Expansion
Slightly more than 70% ascribe some level of importance to having this capability. -
Importance of Disaster Recovery When Adopting SDS
A little less than 70% ascribe some level of importance to having this capability. -
Steps Taken to Reduce Downtime Due to Storage
Well over half have adopted RAID on servers, followed by a little less than half using clusters between two data centers. -
Major Differences Between Direct-Attached Storage and SANs
Well over 60% say the price charged per GB is different, followed by different provisioning tools (58%) and different data protection schemes (57%). -
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Although there's no doubt that a major transformation in how storage is managed is under way, the pace at which that shift is occurring is paramount to the channel. A global survey of 388 IT professionals conducted by DataCore Software, a provider of storage management software, finds significant interest in being able to leverage software-defined storage (SDS) to more easily manage multiple classes of storage, but the need to master new storage management tools is the top challenge slowing those efforts. In general, the survey makes it clear that the ability to dynamically expand storage capacity on demand is the primary factor driving interest in SDS. The need to manage flash memory as part of an SDS strategy, however, is not as much of a driving factor, with more than 60 percent of the IT professionals surveyed saying they have less than 10 percent of their data residing in flash storage. All in all, the DataCore survey suggests that IT organizations that have already adopted virtualization are better candidates for adopting SDS than customers with less mature approaches to managing IT.
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