File storage virtualization needs to be further developed

As file storage virtualization (FSV) is booming, the company has invested 60 million of dollars in the first two days of its acquisition of Nuview, which has since entered the field of file storage virtualization, and a large number of vendors have flocked in. Although the technology gives users a lot of anticipation, users are still concerned about the emerging technology.

Vendors with this technology claim that the use of File virtualization technology allows users to effectively share file-level data. Recently, Acopia Networks, EMC, cloverleaf Communications, NetApp, Neopath Networks are trying to consolidate their position in this area.

"Users are not allowed to take advantage of file virtualization technology," said Christopher Bell, a member of the Central Valley Storage Network user Group in California's California, Valley Storage Networking user group. I see a lot of people worried about the explosive growth of the data. This technology meets the needs of the customer. ”

In particular, says Bell, users can reduce data center personnel by using file virtualization technology. A limited number of IT pros can manage existing storage hardware well.

The biggest stumbling block to the file storage virtualization technology is that IT managers are particularly looking forward to further development of the technology. According to B&s's latest survey, file virtualization is not yet completely off the back-end operating system, which means that storage is "aggregated" rather than truly "shared."

One of the Fortune 500 companies, Mohawk Industries, is a Nuview user who purchased Storagex products to manage the Windows file system. The company's system engineer, Verriere, solves the problem of shared limitations by combining Storagex with VMware virtualization software.

Verriere said they didn't have any trouble with the file storage virtualization configuration, but warned that other users might adopt their own approach. He explained: "There are a lot of small vendors in this field doing a lot of work, and users need to find the best virtualization products for their environment." ”

However, it is much easier to say than to do it. One of the founders of the Portland Storage Networking user Group (Portland Storage Networking user group), Jackson Shea, admits: "We know the concept of file storage virtualization sounds appealing." But deploying a whole file system is very complex and daunting. ”

At the same time, Boko plans to nuview products into its tapestry software family. The company's top executives believe that Nuview software works well for its WAFS products because both of these technologies manage files and that Nuview software is based on Windows code.