0.051: thin provisioning planning guide(s)
It seems my little foray over to Wikibon this week has sparked some serious thought and consideration about the realities of thin provisioning, whether in-the-box or as a so-called "service" for aging external storage. The collective community has forged several documents which I believe should be mandatory reading for any storage administrator planning to deploy thinly provisioned storage from any vendor (in addition to my own collection of observations and advice, of course).
Heck, these probably should be mandatory for anyone selling this stuff as well - it's always easier if both sides of the sale have common understanding and expectations.
The storage anarchist's recommended thin provisioning reading list (in suggested reading order):
- Thin provisioning: Where to start (ignore the Hitachi focus, the guidelines are universally applicable)
- Integrating thin provisioning into the fabric of IT
- Thin provisioning: Look before you leap (originated by yours truly)
- Planning for safe thin provisioning on external storage (these tips actually apply to thin provisioning on both internal and external storage)
I'll update this list as time goes on, and if you have other references that you think belong here, drop me an email or a comment and if I agree, I'll happily include them.
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