With ever-increasing volumes and formats of data that companies need to store, the ability to continuously support consistently growing storage needs, becomes an endless battle. When storage is directly attached to servers, it creates an environment where multiple servers are each configured with varying amounts of storage only accessible to that one server. And it can result in numerous single points of failure. Data consolidation means moving the servers out of a Direct Attach Storage (DAS) environment and onto a SAN. Storage networks create a centralized pool of storage for servers to access. Administrators only have to deal with backup and restore functions in a single location. High availability features, such as data replication and mirroring also become more effective and easier to manage. All of this results in more reliable backups, faster restore times, and greater overall data availability. – allowing organizations to experience improved uptime, reduced costs, and simplified storage management.

Alacritech^® Scalable Network Accelerators™ enable companies to move to an IP-based SAN for the best possible combination of performance, server efficiency, and overall value.