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ShareThe World's Biggest SANs
Posted by James Rogers on September 20, 2007
We at Byte and Switch are on the trail of the world's biggest SAN, and this article reveals our initial findings.
There are several reasons we've embarked on the search for gargantuan storage networks. For one, large SANs push the envelope. If I'm looking to expand a network of 5 Tbytes, what better way than to study the fate of those who've gone above the petabyte level? Big SAN stories furnish a glimpse into the outer limits of scaleability.
Really big storage networks also are highly visible and get lots of feedback and testing. Often, this yields information that is useful in similar situations -- albeit on a smaller scale.
Those are just a few of the reasons we're seeking big SANs. The most compelling driver is that, like everyone, we enjoy a great story. And what better tale to tell than one of new frontiers in our chosen field of coverage?
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