text: **1.2 Benefits of using IBM Spectrum Virtualize**
  
  The storage virtualization functions of IBM Spectrum Virtualize are a powerful tool in the 
  hands of storage administrators. However, for an organization to fully realize benefits of 
  storage virtualization, its implementation must be the result of a process that begins with 
  identifying the organization’s goals. For a storage virtualization project to be a success, the 
  organization must identify what it wants to achieve before it starts to think how to implement 
  the solution. 
  
  Today, organizations are searching for affordable and efficient ways to store, use, protect, and 
  manage their data. Additionally, a storage environment is required to have an easy to manage 
  interface and be sufficiently flexible to support wide range of applications, servers, and 
  mobility requirements. Although business demands change quickly, some recurring client 
  concerns drive adoption of storage virtualization, including the following examples: 
  
  (cid:2) Growing data center costs 
  
  (cid:2) Inability of IT organizations to respond quickly to business demands 
  
  (cid:2) Poor asset usage 
  
  (cid:2) Poor availability and resultant unsatisfactory (for the clients) or challenging (for the 
  providers) service levels 
  
  (cid:2) Lack of skilled staff for storage administration 