How to Choose the Data Storage Solution That Is Right for Your Company
Summary:
Why You Need a Storage Area Network
When it comes to data storage, the needs of small and medium businesses (SMBs) are in many respects the same as the needs of global enterprises. In an information driven world, all businesses, regardless of size, need to
store, manage and protect growing amounts of data. All businesses need to make data accessible to the people who need it, when they need it. And no business can function without the data used by the applications and
systems that support key processes. Despite these common needs, SMBs and enterprises have historically approached storage issues in distinctly
different ways. To keep pace with growing amounts of data, SMBs have typically added more servers with internal (server) or direct attached storage (DAS) devices. Enterprises, meanwhile, have pushed forward with storage area networks (SANs) built around external disk arrays/storage systems. While both approaches solve storage problems, SAN-based approaches have many advantages over internal or direct attached storage. When you put a SAN in place, your storage resources can be pooled and shared among different servers and applications. This helps you make greater use of your available storage capacity. Data protection and management are more straightforward because all of your data is in one place. And your data remains available even if a particular server goes down.
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Author: Hithachi Data System
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How to Choose the Data Storage Solution That Is Right for Your Company