The evolution of network based storage solutions is exemplified in technology of
Storage Area Networks (SANs). SANs address the data storage needs of today's data intensive network environments
by providing modular scalability, high-availability, increased fault tolerance and centralized storage management.
Technology's Edge provides SAN solutions
based on HP's StorageWorks platform.
HP StorageWorks offers a high performance and high quality solution that meet the needs of enterprise businesses and ISPs
and are very competively priced.
Another popular storage solution is Network Attached Storage (NAS). The forte of the NAS design structure is that it
fits in an environment with many servers running different operating systems, storage of data can be centralized, as can
the security, management, and backup of the data. Technology's Edge has recommended solutions based on NAS iSCSI technology to an
increasing number of companies for a variety of applications. We have found that solutions by HP, Dell and Adaptec to
be suitable to task and very affordable.