Rightsizing storage for small to midsize virtualized environments

As small and midsize organizations increasingly deploy virtualization, the demands placed on their storage systems that support the virtualized workloads also continue to increase. These organizations must support the growing deployment of virtual machines using fewer resources than large enterprises. Strategies often include streamlining administration to offset limited IT staffing, and looking for ways to obtain additional leverage from virtualization technology investments.

With data volumes continuing to expand rapidly, finding smaller-scale but powerful storage arrays to support virtualization becomes increasingly important. Dell™ PowerVault™ MD32x0 series Serial Attached SCSI (SAS)–based arrays and PowerVault MD32x0i series Internet SCSI (iSCSI)–based arrays are specifically designed to provide storage virtualization for small and midsize organizations. These arrays support storage virtualization deployments with integrated functionality such as data recovery, online data migration, application awareness, data protection, and failover. They also help simplify storage management through PowerVault Modular Disk Storage Manager, a built-in application designed for easy interaction with the system regardless of the user’s level of familiarity with storage infrastructure.

Virtualization is a valuable IT strategy, and storage is an important part of that strategy for small and midsize organizations. Dell PowerVault MD32x0 series SAS arrays and PowerVault MD32x0i series iSCSI arrays are designed for these environments—providing a rightsized, automated platform that allows organizations to start small, minimize risks, and establish a solid foundation on which to grow.