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Network Attached Storage Solutions - Storage Area Network Management

HP SAN Management & NAS Solutions

What’s the best way to store and manage your valuable business data? At Networks 2000 we can help you choose the right HP network storage solutions for your business.

There are two network storage solutions that allow you to access your business data, applications and servers more efficiently: network attached storage (NAS) and storage area networks (SAN). Which choice is right for you and how can you benefit?

Benefits of HP Storage Area Network Management

• More Efficient Disk Utilization
  The greatest benefit from using a SAN is that it centralizes your storage into one network. If you have a vast amount of data this makes it a whole lot easier to manage your stored resources from one location. Installing a SAN also allows you to delegate your centralized storage information across multiple servers. Many times, businesses without a SAN will buy large amounts of disk space stored on expensive servers and eventually fill them up. This certainly isn’t as cost-effective as installing a SAN.
• Quick Disaster Recovery Solution
  If you have multiple servers running multiple applications and they crash – you have to bounce back quickly or your business could suffer drastically. If you have a SAN, it can manage multiple entities and get them up and running with minimal downtime.
• Quicker Backup
  Your data needs to be reliably backed up on an ongoing basis. With a SAN your data is backed up more quickly and those backups are easier to manage.

Benefits of HP Network Attached Storage Solutions

• Simple Installation
  A NAS easily plugs into your current network infrastructure. This means, right from the start you save on installation costs.
• Additional Savings
  A NAS is a more basic version of a SAN which gives you most of the benefits of a SAN at a much lower price point.
• Virtualization
  VMware virtualization software within a NAS environment allows multiple applications and servers to exist seamlessly from one location. Also, not only can you access multiple servers from one location, but each of those servers can be transferred to various physical servers.

SAN or NAS?

Still confused about which network storage solution is most effective for your business? The best way to find if your business needs an HP storage area network or HP network attached storage solution is to contact us.