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Toigo: Take VMware market stats with a grain of salt

Storage expert Jon Toigo explains how VMware is the market leader, and why virtualization growth statistics seem more impactful than they truly are.
VM storage to make room for more hypervisors

VM-aware and hyper-converged systems for VM storage mainly support VMware now, but wider support for other hypervisors is coming.
Why most options don't fix I/O bottleneck problem

Storage expert Jon Toigo explains why virtualization causes slow performance, and how methods for speeding it up don't address the real problem.
I/O blender effect

The I/O blender effect is a phenomenon in virtualized environments that degrades storage performance. The I/O blender effect occurs when multiple virtual machines (VMs) all send their input/output...

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Which devices do I need for I/O virtualization?

Jon Toigo explains how I/O virtualization can simplify the server configuration used to host VMs and its role as an enabling technology for I/O processing. ATE
VMware market share is high in a small pool of virtualization

Storage expert Jon Toigo explains how VMware is the market leader, and why virtualization growth statistics seem more impactful than they truly are. Answer
Solving the I/O bottleneck issue: Most options mask rather than solve

Storage expert Jon Toigo explains why virtualization causes slow performance, and how methods for speeding it up don't address the real problem. Answer
Where do virtualization devices live and what do they do?

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Performance benefits of out-of-band storage virtualization

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Taking a fresh look at storage virtualization and its players, Part 1

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Taking a fresh look at storage virtualization and its players, Part 2

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The server consolidation challenge, part 1

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Why and how to virtualize inside a switch

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Different virtualization approaches

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