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Storage Area Network, SAN, NAS, design, management, Network Attached Storage, EqualLogic, Drobo

San Francisco Bay Area Network Storage Consulting

Storage Network Solutions

With the rapid growth in the use of email, video, and archiving requirements many businesses find themselves having to manage an ever increasing amount of data.  Fortunately, there are a variety of storage solutions designed to meet these needs.

DAS, NAS, and SAN?

DAS - Directly Attached Storage is the most common type.  It refers to disks physically connected to a computer.  The hard disk in your PC or laptop is one example of DAS.  Only the physically connected PC has direct access to the disks.  DAS can also be external as with the Dell MD1000.

 

NAS - Network Attached Storage is a set of one or more disks connected to the network that provide File Access to the disks.  Multiple computers can access the files stored on a NAS.

SAN - A Storage Area Network is a set of disks that provide Block Level storage to one or more computers. 

A SAN appears just like directly connected drives to the computer, but they are in fact external to the computer and accessed over a dedicated network called a "fabric".

Dell EqualLogic SAN Solutions

The Right Storage Solution

Each of these storage types has its advantages, disadvantages, and typical application: 

Type

Advantages

Disadvantages

Typical Application

DAS
Directly
Attached
Storage

Fast disk access.
Lower initial cost.

Limited expansion.
Access dependent on the host computer.

Single server environments.
Application server requiring high speed disk access.

NAS
Network
Attached
Storage

Cost effective
Multiple users.
Easy to deploy and manage.

File access only.

Quick and cost effective way to add file storage capacity.

SAN
Storage
Area
Network

High performance, high availability.
Shared block level data transfer.
Advanced storage management.
Enables virtualization features.

Higher initial cost.

Shared high performance, high availability storage for multiple host Virtual Infrastructure cluster.

 

Why Choose Forte For Your Storage Needs?

For over 27 years, Forte has managed the storage needs for clients throughout the San Francisco Bay Area.  We've deployed DAS, NAS, and SAN configurations for small and medium sized companies including complex VMware clusters.

Forte is a Dell Certified Partner and VMware Enterprise Partner with engineers certified to configure and support the EqualLogic PS Series iSCSI SANs in a VMware environment.

Contact us today to learn more or request a quote.

Contact Us

Forte Systems Inc.
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Richmond, CA  94806

 

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