IBM XIV® Storage System: Thin Provisioning Reinvented

Managing IT storage infrastructure is an endless balancing act of providing enterprise-class functionality and services while controlling costs. "Thin provisioning" is the practice of allocating storage to applications on a "just-in-time" and "as needed" basis. This document explores the benefits of thin provisioning, the XIV approach to implementing it, and other XIV capabilities that ease management and increase ROI for IT managers and storage administrators.