Introduction to Storage Networking
Storage Networking Applications
Imaging Applications
ƒImaging applications:
ƒ Digital media production
ƒ Pre-press production
ƒ Document imaging and archiving
ƒ Medical and scientific imaging
ƒKey benefits of SAN:
ƒ Satisfies large capacity requirements
ƒ Fast transfer of large files
ƒ Sharing across heterogeneous OS
platforms
Imaging applications require high-performance storage I/O:
High-quality, high-resolution images consume storage capacity quickly,
even when compressed.
Digital production and post-production require rapid access to very large
files.
Image manipulation includes such processes as compression, resizing,
image enhancement, and colour correction. All of these are CPU-
intensive operations, and therefore images must often be accessible to
multiple servers to allow scalable operations. Images also frequently
have to be shared and manipulated across multiple operating systems.