Much has changed in the data center, and yet much remains the same. There’s greater reliance on storage network systems, and virtualization is leveraging more performance from fewer systems.

But at the same time, the majority of server and data center storage remains based on hard drives. File fragmentation is still a concern, too. In fact, fragmentation creates even more complications in the age of SANs and VMs.  

A new article in Processor Magazine details this. Read it here.