There are several aspects that I consider important when evaluating SAN. The first is its reliability which speaks to how it was engineered, ensuring that's it's easy to integrate into existing infrastructure. Secondly is ease of management, it must be gui based and not require a PhD to administer. The performance must be acceptable and be flexible to allow both spinners as well as flash storage. Lastly is the cost must be competitive as we are not going to pay exorbitant price.
Search for a product comparison in Modular SAN (Storage Area Network)
IT Administrator at a wholesaler/distributor with 51-200 employees
Vendor
2017-08-30T18:09:58Z
Aug 30, 2017
Web (or Desktop) GUI based administration, segmentable storage options, scalability (i.e.,/stackable), iSCSI and Fibre connectivity, SAS drives versus SATA, with custom hot spare configuration options. And a good SLA.
Technical Sales Consultant at a tech company with 51-200 employees
Vendor
2016-02-01T17:04:52Z
Feb 1, 2016
it must be adaptable to different platforms. with emphasis on IOPS capacity and throughput, while being easy for an admn, and not break the IT budget..
What is a Modular SAN (Storage Area Network)? A modular SAN solution focuses on an agile, scalable, robust architecture that can be deployed quickly and easily and that is cost-effective without causing any compromise in speed or performance. There are many modular SAN solutions on the market today that can fit the needs of any business - small, medium, or large.
When evaluating modular storage area networks, the PeerSpot users emphasized several key components. First and...
There are several aspects that I consider important when evaluating SAN. The first is its reliability which speaks to how it was engineered, ensuring that's it's easy to integrate into existing infrastructure. Secondly is ease of management, it must be gui based and not require a PhD to administer. The performance must be acceptable and be flexible to allow both spinners as well as flash storage. Lastly is the cost must be competitive as we are not going to pay exorbitant price.
Reliability should be the first. Performance then cost.
Web (or Desktop) GUI based administration, segmentable storage options, scalability (i.e.,/stackable), iSCSI and Fibre connectivity, SAS drives versus SATA, with custom hot spare configuration options. And a good SLA.
it must be adaptable to different platforms. with emphasis on IOPS capacity and throughput, while being easy for an admn, and not break the IT budget..