Editing Data migration (section)

===Storage migration===
A business may choose to rationalize the physical media to take advantage of more efficient storage technologies.<ref name="DufrasneDS8870_17" /> This will result in having to move physical blocks of data from one tape or disk to another, often using [[Storage virtualization|virtualization]] techniques. The data format and content itself will not usually be changed in the process and can normally be achieved with minimal or no impact to the layers above.<ref name="SeiwertData12">{{cite book |chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zr26AgAAQBAJ&pg=PA7 |chapter=Chapter 2: Migration techniques and processes |title=Data Migration to IBM Disk Storage Systems |author=Seiwert, C. |author2=Klee, P. |author3=Marinez, L.|display-authors=et al |publisher=IBM Redbooks |pages=7–30 |year=2012 |isbn=9780738436289}}</ref>