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