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	Storage area network - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Storage networks are distinguished from other forms of network storage by the low-level access method that they use.
		Most storage networks use the SCSI protocol for communication between servers and devices, though they do not use its low-level physical interface..
		Sharing storage usually simplifies storage administration and adds flexibility since cables and storage devices do not have to be physically moved to move storage from one server to another.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Storage_area_network (910 words)

	InfoStor - Part I: Building storage networks: A book excerpt
		Storage networks demand a high degree of precision from all components to implement a reliable and predictable environment.
		Storage networking requires new methods for starting, establishing, and managing communications, which are considerably different than those used in bus technologies such as parallel SCSI or ATA.
		Storage devices and subsystems on storage networks have to be able to screen all of them and accept or reject them with 100% accuracy.
	www.infostor.com /Articles/Article_Display.cfm?Section=Articles&Subsection=Display&ARTICLE_ID=120191&KEYWORD=Farley (2562 words)

	Storage Networking World Online - How To Plan / Implement Storage Networks - Before your next storage upgrade, consider ...
		Upgrading your storage network should be a lot easier than it was to implement it in the first place.
		The process is called storage resource management, or SRM, and it might help you defer the expense of adding new SAN hardware or networking gear by maximizing the potential of what you've already got.
		Most industry watchers expect storage needs to grow by 25% or so this year, which is healthy but a far cry from the annual doubling of storage that most firms had been seeing in the past several years.
	www.snwonline.com /plan/srm_10-08-2001.asp?article_id=67 (1430 words)

	Storage Area Networks
		Storage Area Networks: The Superior Storage Solution (ITtoolbox Storage)- This document discusses the critical factors that are driving the SAN revolution and compares traditional and SAN technologies.
		Storage needs a smart network (Network Magazine India)- Intelligence at the network level is the next logical step in the storage networking evolution.
		Storage Network Industry Association (SNIA) - The SNIA was incorporated in 1997 to serve as the point of cohesion for developers of storage, storage networking, system integrators, application vendors, service providers, and IT professionals.
	storage.ittoolbox.com /topics/t.asp?t=387&p=387&h1=387 (8287 words)

	Internet Protocol storage area networks
		The fundamental premise of a storage area network is the ability of host servers to share storage resources in the network, enabling a higher degree of utilization than that achieved in the host-server-attached storage model.
		Traditional management of storage devices involves tasks such as configuring the RAID (redundant array of independent disks) levels and stripe size for the data to be stored, adding and managing storage capacity, configuring backup, managing restoring and mirroring schedules, monitoring the status and performance of storage devices, handling device errors and configuring storage volume parameters.
		The framework should be able to properly authenticate and authorize the different components of the storage area network (storage servers, storage clients, and communication endpoints) and grant access to data based on the security requirements of the data storage subsystem and the entities authorized to access it.
	www.research.ibm.com /journal/sj/422/sarkar.html (7243 words)

	Designing Storage Area Networks: Using the Shared Storage Model (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		The composition of that network and the type of storage data traversing it vary from one architecture to another.
		The ability to map current storage deployments to proposed solutions helps to clarify the issues that storage architects are attempting to address and also creates a framework for projecting future requirements and solutions.
		In all cases, the storage domain requires some means of associating blocks of data with the appropriate record or file descriptors.
	www.awprofessional.com /articles/article.asp?p=31722 (1838 words)

	Reap the benefits of storage networks (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		The goal behind storage virtualization is to isolate the server OS and its applications from the technicalities of storage devices, thereby simplifying media management and the allocation of storage space to each server, or host, computer.
		From a broader perspective, storage virtualization could be the "killer application" of networked storage, and become one of the crucial factors driving a company's choice of storage vendor.
		Storage virtualization is likely to play a similar role in the adoption of networked storage, by offsetting high hardware acquisition costs with otherwise unattainable functionality and administrative efficiency.
	www.infoworld.com /articles/fe/xml/01/10/15/011015fetca.html (1413 words)

	Storage Area Network or Networks (SAN) - Important to your business!
		Typically, finding storage area network (SAN) interoperability information usually requires countless hours of searching and contacting vendors who want to sell you their product with no regard to your current network setup or networked storage needs.
		There are many great reasons for enterprises to move to a storage network from DAS (a local disk solution): dramatically simplified storage management, much more efficient utilization of storage capacity, high availability, scalability — all benefits impossible to achieve in a DAS environments.
		We believe that storage area networks (SAN) are the wave of the future, and we talk with certified vendors all over the United States about their interoperability needs and concerns.
	storage-area-network.owns1.com (436 words)

	Storage Area Networks - eWEEK Web Buyer's Guide
		Storage Area Networks (SAN) connect multiple servers to a centralized disk source, enabling them to act as one unit.
		BrightStor SAN Manager is a business-centric SAN management solution that simplifies the monitoring and management of complex networked storage resources and maximizes the return on your storage infrastructure investments.
		CoreSTOR 3000 is an enterprise-class, intelligent network storage controller for large scale SAN deployments.
	buyersguide.eweek.com /product/SearchResults.asp_Q_sitename_E_eweek_storage_A_cboCategory_E_330 (799 words)

	Light Reading - Optical Networking - Storage Networks Supernova - Telecom
		She says network storage is opening a new era in which whole data centers will function "on a cloud in the sky."
		This is the first application of optical networking that delivers direct benefits to corporate users, the folk that are used to spending big bucks for their communication networks.
		All the same, storage networks themselves are quite complicated, and right now there are plenty of questions over which particular technology will win the day and which vendors are here to stay.
	www.lightreading.com /document.asp?doc_id=3230 (1023 words)

	Storage Area Networks, SAN & Network Attached Storage, NAS - Evolving Solutions
		Our goal is to deliver storage area networking solutions that address the storage problems of the enterprise with products such as the IBM Enterprise Storage Server, IBM 3494 Tape Library and Magstar 3590 Tape Subsystem, Tivoli Storage Manager, Cisco's MDS9000 series multi-level SAN Switches and the McData Fibre Channel Director with Enterprise Fabric Connectivity Manager.
		Evolving Solutions will craft a Storage Area Network solution for your company using the best of the best which will predicate the leverage of your investment both today and in the future.
		Working in partnership with you, the methodology is applied by Storage Area Network experts using a unique stage and phase approach developed by our engineering and methodology specialists.
	www.evolvingsol.com /sol_sannas.html (378 words)

	Global Storage Networks Demand Interoperability
		In Part 1 of this series, we discussed the rise of global storage networking, as global enterprises find that their growing data needs require a data management infrastructure that can span their entire operation and be managed from any location at any time.
		In the second part of this series, we discuss the new urgency that the concept of global storage networking has brought to the interoperability standards debate.
		The rise of global storage networks has added new urgency to the need for interoperability standards, as far-flung storage resources require more sophisticated and reliable systems and management tools.
	www.enterprisestorageforum.com /management/features/article.php/3508351 (954 words)

	Amazon.co.uk: Building Storage Networks (Network Professional's Library): Books (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		A few years ago, we were told the future was storage and the average IT engineer does need to manage a staggering amount of data.
		Building Storage Networks can be used as an entry point for those wishing to learn about modern storage technologies, or as a reference for IT professionals already knee-deep in storage networks.
		However, almost all storage issues are considered in the abstract, without explicit reference to a particular vendor's hardware.
	www.amazon.co.uk /exec/obidos/ASIN/0072130725 (1206 words)

	Wiley::Distributed Storage Networks: Architecture, Protocols and Management
		Storage Networks Explained: Basics and Application of Fibre Channel SAN, NAS iSCSI and InfiniBand (Hardcover)
		The worldwide market for SAN and NAS storage is anticipated to grow from US $2 billion in 1999 to over $25 billion by 2004. As business-to-business and business-to-consumer e-commerce matures, even greater demands for management of stored data will arise.
		A fundamental resource for all network managers, planners and network design engineers, as well as telecommunications engineers and engineering, computer science, and information technology students.
	www.wiley.com /WileyCDA/WileyTitle/productCd-0470850205.html (202 words)

	Amazon.com: Building Storage Networks: Books (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		The author argues that the common storage types SAN (Storage Area Network) and NAS (Network Attached Storage) are two different manifestations of a common set of principles, which all professionals should understand no matter which solution they implement.
		Praise for the first edition of Building Storage Networks: "This book is the Bible of storage networking" --Dave Hill, Senior Storage Analyst, the Aberdeen Group Now more than ever, especially in the age of e-commerce, data must be available and accessible 24x7 on a network.
		Storage has long been an important topic, but it used to be adequate to depict a storage subsystem as simply a series of boxes attached to a host computer.
	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0072130725?v=glance (1771 words)

	Storage Basics: Storage Area Networks
		In very basic terms, a SAN can be anything from two servers on a network accessing a central pool of storage devices to several thousand servers accessing many millions of megabytes of storage.
		Conceptually, a SAN can be thought of as a separate network of storage devices physically removed from, but still connected to, the network.
		The storage devices are connected to Fibre Channel switch using either multimode or single mode fiber optic cable.
	www.enterprisestorageforum.com /technology/features/article.php/981191 (910 words)

	IBM Redbooks \| Introduction to Storage Area Networks
		The explosion of data created by the businesses of today is making storage a strategic investment priority for companies of all sizes.
		Also, the increasing complexity of managing large numbers of storage devices and vast amounts of data is driving greater business value into software and services.
		With current estimates of data to be managed and made available increasing at 60 percent per annum, this is where a storage area network (SAN) enters the arena.
	publib-b.boulder.ibm.com /Redbooks.nsf/RedbookAbstracts/sg245470.html?Open (518 words)

	Storage Area Networks (SAN), Fibre Channel, iSCSI and InfiniBand
		Network-attached storage vendor ONStor and storage-area network vendor 3Par last week said they have joined forces to deliver an offering that combines the best of both of their technologies.
		Cisco, Network Appliance and Microsoft are among those expected this week to unveil new storage hardware and software that makes it easier to manage, secure and protect data resources on storage-area networks and network-attached storage.
		IP storage-area networks got a boost at the Storage Decisions show in New York recently as ardent users said that deploying iSCSI was love at first sight.
	www.networkworld.com /topics/sans.html (1721 words)

	IP Storage Solutions & IP Storage Networks - SANRAD
		SANRAD is a leader in IP Storage Networks enabling organizations to effectively Access, Share and Manage Stored Data across Standard Ethernet Environments.
		SANRAD delivers simplified networked storage with excellent price/performance by coupling open IP storage connectivity with comprehensive network-based data management using
		Connect application servers, clients and storage resources over IP networks, for simple, uninterrupted access and complete availability of business data.
	www.sanrad.com /iscsi.asp?IP-SAN=18 (241 words)

	Barnes & Noble.com - Resilient Storage Networks: Designing Flexible Scalable Data Infrastructures - Greg ...
		This book explains the components, how to design and implement a resilient storage network for workgroup, departmental, and enterprise environments.
		Storage Networks are an enabling capability combining technology and best practices to provide the foundation to support information technology systems and applications.
		Storage Networks can be of various sizes, shapes, and technologies.
	search.barnesandnoble.com /booksearch/isbnInquiry.asp?isbn=1555583113&itm=1 (273 words)

	NewsFactor Network - Data Management - Security Worries Extend to Storage Networks
		Issues stemming from storage systems running across local-area networks or wide-area networks make security "a fragile proposition," says report co-author Jamie Gruener.
		Data-storage management and storage-network management involve protecting data both "at rest" and "in flight" -- that is, stationary on particular media or traveling over network conduits -- as it is routed by management systems to various devices.
		Network and media security involve more straightforward protection of the storage network itself and the physical devices on which data resides.
	www.newsfactor.com /perl/story/22671.html (865 words)

	RFP: Storage Area Networks \| Page 1 \| May 1, 2000 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		A SAN provides a high-speed storage network that is not only extremely scalable but is designed for uncompromising availability.
		Parallel to this storage growth, companies are seeking a way to manage the effects of these growth patterns.
		As with disk storage, the ability to scale the backup pools dynamically and allocate internal tape drives and capacity into virtual backup pools make data management more robust and efficient.
	www.networkcomputing.com /1108/1108f1.html (1698 words)

	Amazon.com: Designing Storage Area Networks: Books (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		As a career information technology manager and consultant, currently working in storage area network deployments, I found the book to meet some of my expectations, but miss the boat on others.
		The basics of the fiber channel protocol and network elements were covered, providing the reader with a firm, yet easy-to-digest foundation in SAN.
		An update on this book is desperately needed, or else it runs the risk of being a history text more than the introductory and quick-reference manual it was intended to be.
	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0201615843?v=glance (1277 words)

	Storage Networks
		StorageNetworks is the first company to focus solely on providing data storage as a service.
		By satisfying a critical need for data storage scalability and protection, we help information- intensive companies leverage corporate data and carve out a competitive edge.
		Best of all, because storage is our core competency, we can acquire, implement, and manage your storage infrastructure faster, better, and more effectively than you can do it on your own.
	www.premisesnetworks.com /storefronts/storage.html (329 words)

	Storage Area Networks (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Yet, managing storage that's directly attached to servers becomes increasingly difficult, costly, and time-consuming as the number of servers grows.
		In contrast to NAS systems, which connect to your LAN and provide file-level access for client systems, SANs are dedicated 1Gbps or 2Gbps storage networks that connect disk arrays, servers, tape libraries, and other peripherals to a switching fabric or hub.
		Moving storage traffic onto a dedicated high-speed network can narrow backup windows and improve application performance by reducing contention for LAN bandwidth.
	www.windowsitpro.com /Articles/Index.cfm?ArticleID=24889 (1125 words)

	Wiley::Storage Area Networks For Dummies
		In case you weren’t sure, a storage area network, or SAN, is a collection of computers and storage devices connected over a high-speed optical network and dedicated to the task of storing and protecting data.
		SANs solve many of the data storage and management problems that have long bedeviled enterprise networks, and they save companies who use them a bundle.
		Add storage area networking to your resume and your phone will ring off the hook with calls by head-hunters promising of six-figure salaries.
	www.wiley.com /WileyCDA/WileyTitle/productCd-0764524801.html (335 words)

	Techworld.com - When networks and storage converge
		The reality is we're a plumbing company, and storage folks would like to have our stuff just work.
		But he argues that IP isn't ready for enterprise storage networks yet, and that even when it is, it shouldn't really matter what the cable is.
		This will allow users to concentrate multiple heterogenous SAN islands into one network, while still keeping storage segregated where necessary, just as LAN traffic can be restricted to specific segments.
	www.techworld.com /storage/features/index.cfm?FeatureID=915 (1404 words)

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