A Storage Area Network (SAN) is a dedicated high-speed network that connects storage devices to servers, providing block-level storage access to applications and servers.
SANs are designed to optimize storage resources, improve data accessibility, and facilitate data management and backup processes.
They offer centralized storage provisioning, allowing storage capacity to be allocated and managed independently from the servers.
SANs utilize Fibre Channel or iSCSI protocols to enable high-speed, low-latency data transfers between storage systems and servers.
SANs are often used in enterprise environments for mission-critical applications that require fast and reliable access to large volumes of data, such as databases, virtualized environments, and data analytics platforms.
