Virtual Data Center (VCDs), are virtual resources for information (clouds) instead of physical hardware storage. They can be implemented as Hybrids, Public, or Private for users to share with other users. The source is broken down into vRAM and processed with vCPU. and then added to a portal. Infrastructure managers will connect the SAN to the network and allow employees to use it as a central data depository
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