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Storage Area Network (SAN)

SAN storage devices: MSP finds new business in tech upgrade

Evercom, a managed services provider, was able to both upgrade its storage and find a new business opportunity when it purchased new gear from Reduxio Systems. Continue Reading
How to sell storage into virtualized infrastructure environments

Knowing today's best storage options and how they best match to your customers' virtualized infrastructure is critical when crafting storage offerings. Continue Reading
IPv6 addressing brings benefits, few problems to storage administrators

IPv6 addressing brings benefits to storage networking in terms of scalability and performance, without big downsides for storage administrators. Continue Reading
New directions for storage networking

With new storage networking protocols – Data Center Ethernet, FcoE and FCoIB -- on the horizon, plus new devices to take advantage of them, truly agile networks are within reach. Find out what your data center will look like in the future. Continue Reading
Storage area network (SAN) cheat sheet

Find our most popular tips and features on storage area network (SAN) technologies and services. Use these resources to guide customers toward the right storage area network choices. Continue Reading

Storage architecture choices: SANs

Storage area networks offer a number of benefits over DAS and NAS -- even for companies with only 100 employees. Find out why certain customers are better candidates than others and what the typical costs are. Continue Reading
Key considerations in developing a storage area network design

The best storage area network design for your customers will take into consideration a number of critical issues: uptime needs, scalability, security and disaster recovery. Find out how each of these factors will influence storage area network ... Continue Reading
Fibre Channel and iSCSI: Dueling storage networking protocols

You've probably heard the mantra that Fibre Channel SANs are used at big companies while iSCSI SANs are good for SMBs. But why? Drill down into the cost and performance differences between Fibre Channel and iSCSI so you can guide your customers ... Continue Reading
Our top five storage tips -- so far

Get the top five storage tips of the first half of 2008, as chosen by SearchStorageChannel.com readers. Continue Reading
Check up on storage services for your clients

Use these easy-to-scan checklists to get a valuable overview of key storage topics in the minimum amount of time. Continue Reading
Which is the right fit for my customer: NAS, FC SAN or iSCSI SAN?

When it comes to selecting the right type of storage architecture for your customer, there are some basic factors that can help you determine the best solution. Learn how to decide if NAS, FC SAN or iSCSI SAN is right for your customer. Continue Reading

What value-add opportunities exist with iSCSI implementations?

Value-added resellers can take advantage of iSCSI SANs when implementing dedicated networks, evaluating hardware and helping customers select storage vendors. Continue Reading
When is iSCSI the best choice for customers?

iSCSI can be the right protocol for customers who fall into one of two classes. Small to medium sized businesses and customers without a preexisting Fibre Channel infrastructure can take advantage of iSCSI's inexpensive implementation and ease of ... Continue Reading
What are the disadvantages of iSCSI?

Deploying iSCSI in mission-critical situations isn't a risk-free proposition. Customers may have to cope with higher latency and performance issues in mixed networks after an iSCSI implementation. Continue Reading
How will the appearance of the Fibre Channel over Ethernet standard change the dynamics within the S

Fibre Channel over Ethernet is a protocol that may challenge iSCSI for storage connectivity dominance. Fibre Channel over Ethernet is fairly easy to map to an existing SAN and also brings the possible of 10gig Ethernet in customers shops. Continue Reading