Storage Area Network
The primary objective of a SAN is to facilitate the exchange of data between operating systems and storage elements. Components of a SAN infrastructure include communication infrastructure, storage elements, computer systems, and a management layer. The connecting elements of a SAN network include routers, gateways, hubs, switches and directors. A SAN removes restrictions on the number of servers that a storage utility can be attached to. The flexible networking of a SAN eliminates the need for physical proximity between the server and the storage devices.
Business Benefits
Why migrate from direct attached storage? SAN solutions can provide immediate and long-term business benefits from raw data storage to disaster recovery and replication solutions. Discover a positive ROI between administering your SAN solution and retrieving loss data and reducing downtime.
With the onset of the newest e-mail and collaboration solutions, growing businesses utilise a growing amount of data. When analysing the cost of raw data storage, be sure to look deeper into the cost of just drives alone. REACT Technologies Professional Services Consulting can help you analyse the true cost-of-ownership of implementing a SAN in your network - including resource management, capacity use and business downtime. Implementing the most effective SAN solution will help you store your data most efficiently with correct disk utilisation, virtualisation, and reduced storage costs.
Top 10 Reasons to Adopt a Storage Area Network
- Take advantage of the overall benefits of implementing a SAN:
- Data Storage
- Data Backup & Recovery
- Disaster Recovery & Business Continuity
- Overall Reduced IT Costs
- Save costs and reduce downtime by implementing a SAN in your environment
- Reduce disk expenditures up to 74% by increasing usable disk capacity
- Dramatically reduce admin labour costs — manage more data in less time
- Recovering from disasters in minutes, not hours or days
- Minimise the environmental impact of power and cooling
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