Next-generation storage networks are all about dynamic allocation of resources, and thin provisioning can get that job done quickly and easily – but not carefree. Next-generation storage is all about ...

There has been a lot written about thin provisioning and how it can optimize capacity and increase efficiency of the storage administrator. The constant response is that thin provisioning is "risky" ...

'Thin provisioning' became a big storage buzzword a few years back, but how many of us actively use it now? Not all that long ago, thin provisioning became a feature that storage vendors were tripping ...

I’m planning to take a look at thin provisioning. Seems plenty of vendors are talking up the technology but I am trying to gauge where the trade-offs lie. Reads one of my messages this week. Please ...

HDS OEM customer Hewlett-Packard also unveiled its version of the new array, with reseller partner Sun Microsystems also expected to announce in the near future the availability of the array to its ...

I'm using a SAN for VM storage that supports thin provisioning the volumes as well as vSphere 4 which supports thin provisioning VMs. What is the best way to go about this? Seems like if space on the ...

The moves come as EMC explores ways to make the DMX line more accessible to the channel, said Bob Wamback, senior director of storage product marketing for the Hopkinton, Mass.-based storage vendor.

Hitachi Data Systems Corp. gave its storage virtualization software a whole new look with Monday’s introduction of a slew of enhancements designed to boost hardware performance, maximize installed ...

With yet another beautiful example of feature creep and an overwhelming belief that Windows 8 must please all of the people all of the time, Microsoft has unveiled Storage Spaces, a new RAID-like ...

While provisioning all the capacity of an external disk to a given application, known as full provisioning, ensures the app has plenty of growth potential, it results in poor utilization rates, a ...

Clustered storage vendor Isilon this week is joining the ranks of vendors that claim to do thin provisioning of storage. Isilon Systems, which went public last year, launched SmartQuotas, storage ...

I am going to be performing a P2V of a 2008 box to a VMDK file. The server has about 700GB total, but only about 100GB are being utilized. If I P2V this and import it into vSphere will it have to be ...