The newest generation of storage networks integrate IP networking technologies and are creating major business opportunities by helping businesses improve storage efficiencies and scale to meet ...growing data storage requirements. They also provide a new set of opportunities for IT managers within enterprises or external integrators to provide increased value to the efficiency and performance of enterprise systems. There is a fundamental shift in the way that storage systems are architected, with intelligence moving from the network end-points into the center. This shift allows enterprise networks greater freedom from forced homogeneity and increased flexibility in building, sharing, and scaling storage resources. Second-generation solutions support Fibre Channel technology, which is essential for interoperability with existing block storage systems. But, they also embrace IP technology that is proven and has evolved over nearly 30 years.
