| For enterprise level businesses network | | | | quickly and efficiently store and replicate |
| disaster recover has always be a topic that | | | | data anywhere on the network. The reason why |
| was discussed and implemented on their | | | | open iSCSI SAN is such a breakthrough is that |
| networks. Now open iSCSI SAN has opened up | | | | by being open it can work with any |
| disaster recovery for small and medium sized | | | | preexisting network. Open iSCSI SAN works |
| businesses. As the disaster recovery | | | | with both fibre channel and IP based networks |
| industry grows and technologies like open | | | | to protect data and recover it when a |
| iSCSI SAN are created the market expands to | | | | disaster occurs. |
| fit all price points both high and low. | | | | |
| | | | How Does Open iSCSI SAN work? |
| The Disaster Recovery Industry | | | | |
| | | | Open iSCSI SAN works by placing one or more |
| The disaster recovery industry never became | | | | open iSCSI SAN applications on the network. |
| more prevalent than it was on Sept. 11, 2001. | | | | Once installed the open iSCSI SAN hardware |
| With entire networks destroyed and billions | | | | begins replicating data and spreading copies |
| of dollars of data lost, discussions began | | | | evenly over the network. Open iSCSI SAN |
| all around the world for network disaster | | | | technology is intelligent so that it will |
| recovery for businesses of all sizes not just | | | | replicate data in as many places as possible |
| enterprise level companies. The years that | | | | without taxing the network. It can also |
| followed 2001 included several natural | | | | maintain network security, so if secure data |
| disasters, continued terror attacks and | | | | is replicated only the intended uses can |
| threats, and large power outages. In 2004, | | | | access that specific data even it appears at |
| according to an InfoWorld study, disaster | | | | locations when other users maybe located, |
| recovery and data protection topped the list | | | | only the intended user will control the |
| of factors driving storage spending. This | | | | access. |
| rise in the demand for disaster recovery | | | | |
| tools, caused a rise in disaster recovery | | | | Who Uses Open iSCSI SAN |
| research and development. The peak of the | | | | |
| research and development brought about the | | | | A recent study by Storage Magazine showed 45% |
| first truly open iSCSI SAN storage tool. | | | | of their readers either have implemented or |
| | | | are planning to implement open iSCSI SAN |
| Open iSCSI SAN Storage | | | | applications. According to the Enterprise |
| | | | Strategy Group, there are over 2000 |
| Open iSCSI SAN Storage is a system based on | | | | production open iSCSI SAN applications in use |
| iSCSI technology which allows the network to | | | | today. |