VMware Virtual SAN: The Next Opportunity?
Software defined Storage (SDS) is the next logical step in the evolution of not just storage, but also virtualization technology. VMware has made its move by introducing virtual SAN (VSAN), along with VMware vSphere® Flash Read Cache™ and virtual volumes (VVOLS) among others. Should storage vendors be worried? Or, can this move be simply ignored? Well, the answer is an emphatic “NO”. Capabilities of external storage systems perfectly complement the capabilities of VMware VSAN today. But, as storage vendors, does your offering really prove to be a good fit into VMware’s roadmap for SDS and will it really work perfectly well alongside VSAN? VMware: What’s in their mind? VMware has been fairly open of how VSAN works and what its best suited for. But, before we get into what VSAN is all about and what it is meant for, let’s try and understand VMware’s grand vision for Storage and how VSAN fits into the bigger picture of a software defined datacenter. VMware Mission...