A SAN reorganizes storage resources into an independent, high-performance network rather than using the network that already shares workstation traffic. It allows each server to access shared storage as though it’s a drive directly attached to the server.
A SAN allows investments in high-performance redundant mass storage to be shared among multiple servers, providing significantly better reliability and performance at a lower cost per server. VelocIT Advantage monitors all components of your SAN and the efficiency with which they operate and alerts the VelocIT operations center when conditions negatively affect performance.
Because of their speed and redundancy, SAN components are often used for mission-critical applications, which heighten the risk to operations if they fail. Although they provide redundancy, if a component failure does occur, the sudden downgrade in performance can affect the productivity of many servers and users.
