Introduction to Storage Networking
Evolution or Revolution?
Evolution or Revolution?
Limited CPU scalability Unlimited CPU scalability
Proprietary closed system Unlimited Storage scalability
Open system
Compute
Compute
power
User interface
power
Storage User interface Storage
LAN SAN
Mainframe
System concepts remain the same—implementation evolves
Proprietary environment Open systems environment creates
simplifies system management greater flexibility and scalability but
presents new management challenges