Microsoft provide exhaustive detail about virtualizing storage for scale, resiliency, and efficiency in Windows 8

I swear, these people at MSFT just do not rest at all.

The folks at the Windows 8 development blog are back again with a very comprehensive post on storage and virtualization in Windows 8.

Microsoft, Windows 8 and Storage

Microsoft, Windows 8 and Storage

This time they're talking about "Storage Spaces," which will let you pool both virtual and physical drives (regardless of how they're connected) in a variety of ways to keep your data as safe as possible.

That pooling also includes the ability to expand individual storage pools on an as-needed basis, and various ways to mirror your data for some added redundancy.

It's a very long post so get your popcorn and take your time.

You can read it here.

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