Choosing the Right Storage Technology

Choosing the Right Storage Technology   – DAS, NAS or SAN?

Choosing right storage technology is top priority while deciding IT budgets of your organization. Day by day need of information storage space is exceeds then expectations.

IT personnel need to plan for more potential risk than ever before. Although the need for storage is evident, it is not always clear which solution is right for your organization. There are a variety of options available, the most prevalent being direct-attached storage (DAS), network-attached storage (NAS) and storage area networks (SAN).

 

It is important to focus on the specific needs and long-term business goals of your organization. Several key criteria to consider include:

• Capacity - the amount and type of data (file level or block level) that needs to be stored and shared
• Performance - I/O and throughput requirements
• Scalability - Long-term data growth
• Availability and Reliability - how mission-critical are your applications?
• Data protection - Backup and recovery requirements
• IT staff and resources available
• Budget concerns