Summary
The future of IT is inclined toward a Software-defined Datacenter, whether it is on-premises or off-premises. Software-defined storage is the factor that accelerates this adaption by providing a very high degree of control and dynamism to Storage Management and Provisioning. While the directive is clear, the means of achieving software-define storage are aplenty. The question is, which solution will be optimal and be more advantageous than the rest? There are very strong indicators that a hybrid model that is cost-effective will lead the way, VMware have their noses ahead with Virtual SAN & EVO: RAIL. We have discussed the options available thus far and will closely assess the nitty-gritty aspects of VMware Virtual SAN in the upcoming chapters.
