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Storage Area Network (SAN)

SAN is a high performance storage solution ideal for mission-critical data and applications. NAS is a storage device, but SAN is a multi server, multi storage network with far more storage capacity. It can carry a large volume of information, allowing your organisation to easily store and access a range of sophisticated applications.

FC-SAN uses fibre channel technology, greatly increasing the speed and reliability of data, especially over long distances.

How it works…

SAN is a storage network. It uses DAS or NAS storage devices to transfer data to multiple servers, which are connected over a local area network (LAN) to computers.

FC-SAN uses fibre channel technology to transfer data.

Features...

• High capacity
• Ideal for mission-critical data and applications, such as image processing, database, web and transaction processing
• Ability to move large volumes of data cross long distances quickly
• Frees backup traffic from the LAN
• Fibre Channel technology allows simultaneous communication between workstations

Benefits...

• High accessibility  open structure allows any to any connection
• High utilisation  storage can be shared among many servers
• Scalability  scales up with no performance loss
• Flexible  multiple paths to all resources
• Centralised management and security
• Highly reliable  independent from the LAN network
• Integration  can be integrated with NAS solutions

Contact us…

For further information about Evolved IT and how we can help you get the most out of your Information Communication Technology please call 0845 257 2020 or email