SAN Benefits

• High availability and manageability
  All servers access same storage
  Simplified management
  Service for multiple platforms
• Application performance
  SAN provides a dedicated network
  Database-management system / transaction processing
  Fastest record access
• Fast scalability
  Hundreds of servers
  Hundreds of storage devices
  Leverages existing infrastructure
  Overcomes distance limitations
• Better replication and recovery options
• Storage consolidation optimizes total cost of ownership