iSCSI - Storage Networking made simple...it's the answer to data growth
It's no secret that the need for data storage is increasing day by day. It is no longer just large corporations that require a lot of storage; even Small and Medium Enterprises are faced with the need to store more data and share it across their organization. The iSCSI protocol was conceived by thoughtful industry leaders as a cost effective way of transporting storage protocols across the same network protocol running on the Internet. By using the infrastructure that you already have in place, there is no need to purchase, install and maintain a proprietary and archaic fibre channel network or rely upon dedicated storage arrays directly connected to single servers. By consolidating storage into a centrally managed pool, you can save time and money while expanding your system management capability. There are several factors that are contributing to the need for more storage: • Data is increasingly being stored digitally. Everything from audio to x-rays, including photos, movies, music, medical images, security video, and nearly all documents, are now stored in a digital format
• Hard disks, due to their cost and performance benefits, are quickly replacing tape for backing up and archiving data
• Legislation such as Sarbanes-Oxley require that certain documents and e-mail be kept for a period of several years It's not simply the storage of data that needs to be taken into consideration, that data must also be secure, protected, easy to manage, and accessible over vast distances. Current storage methods have been too expensive, too complex, and fundamentally inadequate for most small to medium sized organizations. Consequently, their storage choices have been limited. Read More >>> download iSCSI White Paper iSCSI Eases the Pain |
