Virsto Storage Virtualization Announced

Virsto has announced the next dimension to its storage virtualization solution -- the Virsto for VDI (virtual desktop infrastructure) vSphere (VMware) edition. As noted in this report on IT Director, Virsto for VDI will typically boost storage performance by 50%, greatly reduce storage and speed deployment by up to three-quarters.

"Virsto's approach, writing to a sequential log-file from which it updates the storage in the background, removes this real-time randomisation. The software also deploys automated thin provisioning with capacity reuse after deletion, potentially reducing allocated storage space by 90%. So this is a neat solution to boost performance and reduce storage costs - or to allow higher desktop densities.

"Virsto vDisks are handled within the existing vSphere management; a Virsto tab on the vCenter management GUI enables installing, configuring extra wizards that optimise selected VDI workflows (such as bulk rapid provisioning of thousands of desktops needing high performance). Bulk updating can reduce provisioning and deployment time by nearly three-quarters. It also supports vMotion in VDI environments, not so much for failover as being able to move desktops off a host to be patched.

"Now in beta, Virsto for VDI will be fully available before year-end, priced at $2,800 per host."

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