Virtualization continues to be one of the more reliable ways of effective resource utilization as we enter into 2015. Anyways, 2014 was no exception with IT companies getting into the act and making use of virtualization solutions.

It’s obvious that with huge data and applications, raised the overwhelming need for storage systems and storage virtualization is an alternative which could not be resisted. In this article we talk about what exactly Storage Virtualization is and a brief introduction of the world’s best virtualization solution provider, VMware.

What Is Storage Virtualization?

Storage virtualization is the apparent mixing of multiple storage devices which then pose as one storage unit which can be managed through a central console. This virtualization, however, is implemented by software applications and many solution providers have emerged with time. The overall essence of Storage Virtualization is not only to create more storage for large scale IT firms and organizations but also to improve reliability and control over data stored.

In the world of big data where more and more firms are into collecting, analyzing and even generating loads and loads of data; for the benefits storage virtualization offers, it only could reach greater heights in 2015.

This is not the case only with Storage Virtualization; the other types of virtualizations are also more likely to see immense implementations across various firms. With the solution providers like VMware on the raise, the future looks bright for all these virtualization technologies.

VMware – The Leading Virtualization Solution Provider

VMware, undoubtedly dominates all the remaining virtualization solution providers with most efficient services in server virtualization and desktop virtualization. Let me put it this way, there aren’t many data centers in the world which prefer other solution providers than VMware; such is the dominance this U.S software company could establish after it was founded in 1998.