Through VMware IT Academy, Software-Defined Storage Concepts provides an overview of the key concepts related to storage in the data center and attributes of software-defined storage. It also introduces the hyperconverged infrastructure and storage vSAN™. Upon completion of this micro-course, the learner will have the basic understanding of storage virtualization, the software-defined data center, and basics of vSAN architecture. Additionally, the learner will be able to identify types of software-defined storage, the layers of a software-defined storage model, and components of a hyperconverged storage vSAN.