Server Virtualization and Storage Networking Options

According to this SearchStorage report, a Microsoft Hyper-V server virtualization project lit a fuse for explosives manufacturer Austin Powder. As mentioned in the story, the company moved its data storage from direct attached to a SAN for virtual storage and more reliable backups.

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"Network administrator Chris Benco said he has approximately 3 TB of production data on the SAN in the company's main data center, which serves about 1,000 employees.

"'We had been looking at a SAN for several years, but it was out of our price range and the benefits weren't significant enough to make the leap,' he said. 'Early last year we got serious about virtualization and that's when it started to seem we needed a SAN. The benefits went up and costs came down, and we took a much deeper look into a SAN.'"

Read the Full "Server Virtualization Ignites SAN Project for Explosives Firm" Story at SearchStorage