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Feb 24, 2009—What is a SAN?
Recently, I have had repeated conversations with friends, family, and customers where I have been asked the same question over and over again. This question has been so prevalent in my day-to-day actions, that I feel that I am being targeted. Perhaps some secret society is testing my knowledge on this subject, and if I pass they will give me a large skeleton key and one million dollars. On second thought, maybe a rogue communist group is trying to determine which individuals need to be exterminated during their upcoming revolutionary coup. However, some could argue that I obviously watch entirely too much television.
What question is it that has gotten me into so much of a tizzy? Well, the answer to this question is "What is a SAN?" This question is very valid, and could have multiple meanings. For instance, San was a letter of the Greek alphabet between Pi and Qoppa. San could also be used as an abbreviation for the word sanitarium. Although the word or acronym "SAN" has many meanings, we will only discuss one of these. Our discussion will pertain to only SAN's in the network infrastructure world.
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