Filed in archive Methodology , Planning/Strategy by Andrew Garrett on January 5, 2006

One of the more important but often misunderstood advancements within data storage is thin provisioning. This article defines and discusses thin provisioning, its economic impact and how it works.

A great introduction to a concept that I've not previously seen examined - Just In Time enterprise-wide storage capacity planning.

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