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Channel is used as the means of connecting the
various devices together. Sometimes Gigabit
Ethernet, ESCON and ATM are also used, but these
have distance limits. The Nortel Networks Storage
Area Networking solution offers the connectivity to
accommodate any of these protocols over extended
distances. The Nortel Networks Storage Area
Networking Solution supports a variety of
complementary storage applications.
These applications include:
• Disaster Recovery - the ability to resume core
business functions as quickly as possible
following a disastrous data loss, such as viruses or
other data corruption, natural disasters,
hardware or software failure, theft or vandalism
and electrical disruptions
• Business Continuity - enables core business
applications to continue in the event of a disaster
with little or no disruption. Typically, business
continuity implies a distributed server
architecture using clustering and/or load
balancing, together with mirrored
disk storage
• Data Warehousing - works across enterprises. It
organises and stores a wide variety of data over
time, which can be used to create reports and
extract data at a later date. Data mining involves
processing large volumes of data and can take
advantage of the processing, storage and
querying potential of a data warehouse
• Data Sharing - entails using computer software
and systems designed to aid with group decision-
making, communication and coordination
• Centralised Storage Management - a broad
category of storage functions that includes
centralised disk and tape management. Data is
centralised to a common location and data
administration is handled by software
Solution Value Proposition
• Enables disaster recovery over reliable
high speed connectivity
• Centralised management of mission critical
information storage
• Improves performance of database and
information retrieval systems
• Reduces equipment costs in centralised storage
management due to shared devices
• Reduces staffing costs because of automation
and improved resource utilisation
• Faster provisioning of storage and
reduced downtime
For further information please contact
your local Nortel Networks representative.
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