It’s pretty easy to pick holes in the current legacy storage products, especially when it comes to integration within both public and private cloud deployments. However it’s worth discussing exactly what is required when implementing cloud frameworks, as the way in which storage is deployed is radically different from the traditional model of storage operations. In this post we will look at why traditional methods of storage management need to change and how that affects the way in which the hardware itself is used. This leads to a discussion on APIs and how they are essential to drive cloud deployments effectively.