Thin provisioning (TP) is a storage pre-allocation strategy for optimizing the efficiency with which a system utilizes space. TP uses virtualization to allocate disk space among users based on how much space each user needs at any given time. A thin-provisioned disk consumes only the storage it needs initially and grows over time according to the user demand. Other common names for TP are virtual provisioning or thin storage.
What Is Thin Provisioning?
May 16, 2022
