A storage area network (SAN) is a secure higher-speed information transfer network that offers access to consolidated block-level storage. The most active of these leaders have established themselves as members of the Storage Network Market Alliance (see SNIA). Availability/Functionality: The use of a storage information transmission protocol like SCSI permits the transfer of massive amounts of information with limited latency and overhead. Networks that rely on TCP/IP and SMB are primarily developed to access file technique information.

A network linking servers or workstations to devices, ordinarily over Fibre Channel, a versatile, higher-speed transport. The acceptance of server and storage virtualization has enabled a paradigm shift in how data center infrastructure is purchased and deployed. It shows the hybrid of Storage area network (SAN) and Network Attached Storage (NAS) technologies. 1 of the principal positive aspects of a SAN is that it decreases the amount of storage necessary on a network … Read More