Software-defined storage transforms existing heterogeneous physical storage into a simple, extensible, and open virtual storage platform that preserves the capabilities of underlying physical storage arrays. It abstracts physical storage, pools aggregated capacity, and automates and centralizes management across heterogeneous storage, including commodity storage, in a scale-out architecture. It includes storage services for provisioning, orchestration, change management, monitoring, reporting, and quality of service, and the ability to do new operations on data in-place via value-add data services.
Software-defined storage provides a central point of access to all management functions, translating requests into specific calls to the underlying storage, while offering storage services to multiple users or tenants, with different access roles through a single common portal. This approach standardizes operations, reduces complexities, and improves an organizations efficiency and agility in deliver storage when and where needed.
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