ANDATACO believes network storage must be implemented as an integrated system with a greater purpose than being just a bit bucket. The ANDATACO Network Storage Architecture is a blueprint for organizing network storage to maximize network productivity by providing High Accessibility Storage. This is done by increasing network performance and maintaining access to data. There are three measurable benefits of ANDATACO's Network Storage Architecture: 1) reduced network downtime; 2) improved productivity; and 3) lower operating costs.
It takes many inter-related network processes to provide the features and benefits of ANDATACO's Network Storage Architecture. These processes are illustrated in a hierarchy based on how well each process contributes to maintaining network data accessibility.
How to best architect network storage depends on each network's business objectives. Not all networks require all elements of this hierarchy while some environments cannot afford to be without them. Lost productivity due to inaccessible data in mission critical environments, for example, can be extremely costly.
In this document, we are focusing on the third element in the hierarchy, RAID.