ABSTRACT
A lot is changing in the subject of disk management as a result of the release of Windows Server 2003 (see Chapter 15). Most of the material covered in this chapter is part of Windows Server 2003. What we have to look forward to is greater functionality in the management of storage disks in the field of storage virtualization, as well as better management of data by users courtesy of virtual shadow sets. Further breakthroughs are a result of RAID-type snapshot technology that copies the complete contents of a volume in seconds, enabling transaction-heavy systems such as SQL Server to stay online while the data is being backed up.
