Storage Area Networks (SAN) Solutions

Meet your SAN needs

Benefits

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Smarter data center

Connect servers and storage with a high-speed and intelligent network fabric.

Modern storage network

Reliable, scalable, high-performance Fibre Channel connectivity for SAN environments.

Affordable scalability

The IBM® SAN family includes solutions for every business size.

Storage area network solutions

SAN b-type enterprise switches and directors

The IBM b-type family is the modern storage network infrastructure for mission-critical storage for a self-learning, self-optimizing, and self-healing autonomous SAN.

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SAN Cisco switch

The IBM c-type family complements IBM Storage with industry-leading performance, scalability, security, and network connectivity in dense form factors.

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SAN technology

Leveraging transparent cloud tiering and IBM b-type networking

IBM b-type networking helps maintain the high data transfer performance required for backup and restore operations, while also protecting and securing data in flight and at rest.

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Cover of ESG report leveraging transparent cloud tiering with SAN b-type

Resources

The latest on storage area networking

Keep up-to-date on what’s new and exciting when it comes to SAN.

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SAN support and requirements

Learn the most important SAN requirements and considerations.

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Storage Networking Redbooks

Learn more about how storage networking can support virtualization, cloud and big data requirements.

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Next Steps

SAN b-type family

The modern storage network infrastructure for mission-critical storage, enabling organizations to realize a self-learning, self-optimizing, and self-healing autonomous SAN.

SAN c-type family

Discover the storage networks with the performance, reliability and flexibility you need to connect people and share critical data across your business.

IBM FlashSystem

Learn more about the one-platform system that allows you to seamlessly and securely manage data across your entire IT infrastructure.

IBM SAN community

Join online community where IBM Storage and SAN users meet, share, discuss and learn.

Storage Area Networks (SAN)