From Here to… Virtualization Rob Oakley CTO & VP R&D StorageQuest Inc.

Overview The Storage Evolution The Need for Legacy Support Embracing Open System Standards The Way Forward: StorageQuest’s Open I/O Manager

Evolution of Storage Heading Full Circle – History Repeats Itself “Good Old Days” – central management, abundant storage Lost centralized control when storage became distributed & inexpensive Storage is again becoming costly to own and manage Need to Embrace the “Full Spectrum” of Storage Requirements From Legacy Systems and Applications Through current OSes and all file systems On to “futures” and even the Holy Grail -- Virtualization

From Here to… Virtualization DAS NASSAN Management Capacity LegacyFuture Standards Proprietary SCSI IDE IP Fibre Channel iSCSI Ethernet GigE Virtualization Today What Virtualization Should Be

Open Storage I/O Manager Includes DAS Virtualization Logical Migration to NAS Application, Filesystem, OS and media agnostic Based on Open System Standards Provisioning Management Connectivity Futures! (SAN and beyond)

Key Points Migration is an Evolution Not a Revolution Don’t Forget About Legacy Systems! Embrace Standards-Based Solutions Avoid Vendor Lock-in To reduce risk Continue to realize ROI

Conclusion The StorageQuest Open I/O Manager Provides: Open, Connected, Virtualized, Manageable Storage StorageQuest: Providing Open Connected Storage