Software-defined storage (SDS) is about freeing storage from its infrastructure. By networking resources virtually, storage resource management is possible from a single user interface without regard for the hardware underlying it. While virtualization provides enormous flexibility, it is a shift from how storage has traditionally worked in the past. SDS is acting as a real disrupter in this field. As workloads move to the public cloud, enterprise IT decision makers have to look at ways that can bridge the gap between on-premises storage systems and the public cloud. Storage is still one of the costliest commodities to manage and maintain in an IT infrastructure even in the cloud era. Read more about Software-Defined Storage