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• Superior data protection – SANs provide the infrastructure to • Proven SAN technology, with a solid track record of reliability in
implement advanced data protection features — like snapshot demanding enterprise environments.
and mirroring/replication — to enhance backup and recovery
While these benefits are compelling, the high cost of Fibre Channel
and Disaster Recovery features critical to uptime and business
technology — and its requirement for specialized IT knowledge
success.
and skills — has generally limited its use to mission-critical
• Increased user productivity – By erasing technology boundaries applications for large enterprises.
between data and users across the enterprise, SANs increase
collaboration and productivity, saving time and money and iSCSI – This SAN infrastructure leverages the flexibility and
enhancing corporate profitability. ubiquity of IP network and Ethernet technology to deliver all the
consolidation, scalability and flexibility benefits of a SAN, at a
Two SAN Alternatives lower cost than fibre channel advantages include:
With their growth in popularity and technology advances, two • Very cost-effective – iSCSI SANs utilize low-cost IP network
types of SAN solutions have emerged: one based on Fibre Channel elements to deliver a Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) 43% lower
interface technology; the other based on the more recent IP-based than that of DAS…and 50% lower TCO than FC SANs.
iSCSI protocol. Each offers its own set of advantages. • Easy to deploy and manage, leveraging industry-standard IP
Fibre Channel – In this SAN infrastructure, storage and servers are technology, standards and protocols and requiring only limited
linked via a high-speed network of interconnected Fibre Channel staffing, with no specialized skill sets.
switches for high-speed, block-level data access. Advantages These advantages have made iSCSI SANs a popular alternative for
include: smaller organizations and workgroups seeking a cost-effective
• Very high performance – up to 2Gb throughput, making Fibre solution. They are ideal for Windows, Linux, and Novell
Channel ideal for demanding, transaction-intensive storage environments where server proliferation is making storage
applications. management complex and expensive.
• Very high availability, enabling a range of redundant
configurations to deliver the uninterrupted data access required
for mission-critical applications.
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