The following is an excerpt from Chapter 4 of “Storage Area Network Fundamentals” (ISBN 158705065X ) published courtesy of Cisco Press. With the growing popularity of storage area networks (SANs), ...

This guide provides an overview of data storage, its benefits, the different types, and the top products. The data generated through business devices can be sensitive, complex, and essential for ...

Ok, so you’re a CIO or CTO and have decided to purchase that spanking new, shiny server. You smile politely at the vendor until they mention storage. As the vendor starts to go into the benefits of ...

Editor's note: To view a PDF version of this article, click here. With the rapid deployment of storage-area networks come demands for decreased data access times, increased flexibility to partition ...

The first requirement--sharing data between servers--is addressed by Network Attached Storage (NAS). A NAS device provides file access to clients that it connects to using file access protocols ...

Yes, but it’s also the notion of location. In a gridlike structure, storage can be in one place or in many places, [and] it can be from one vendor or many vendors. When you talk about shared storage ...

Today's organizations are demanding high-speed data protection for complex and resource-intensive data such as image, audio, and video files—as well as for large databases. In addition, the amount of ...

Similar to the way in which a storage-area network improves the management of structured data and block storage environments, a file-area network (FAN) helps improve the management of unstructured ...

Globally Advancement of Technology and Business Operations, and Low Upgradation Cost Are the Prime Growth Drivers of Storage Area Network Market. The Global market for Storage Area Network (SAN) is ...

Worldwide sales of storage area network switches rose 15 percent last year, largely driven by an industry transition toward a newer version of Fibre Channel technology, according to a new study.

Spoiler: there isn’t just one network definition. Learn everything you need to assess various network types, topologies, and architectures. The simple network definition: a system that links other ...