Got software? (Tech snapshot: SAN vs. NAS).

Enterprise Systems Journal, November, 2002

It's not just about the hardware, either. If you decide on a SAN product, you have to worry about SAN management software, which helps simplify administration of the content coming in from myriad outside networks and helps maintain the flexibility of the storage hardware.

Vendors such as Hewlett-Packard Corp., Computer Associates International Inc., and IBM Corp. are among those offering products that network managers can use to fully tame SAN management.

Worldwide SAN Equipment Market

2002:$7.5 billion

2007:$84 billion

Source: Pioneer Consulting

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