Storage Area Network (SAN) Storage Explained in 60 Seconds

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Published Feb 14, 2025

What are storage area networks (SAN)? A Storage Area Network is a dedicated network specifically designed for data storage. In this video, we explain what storage area networks are, how they work, and the benefits of storage area networks.

If you were a popular dog photographer saving photos across many hard drives, your server will quickly run out of physical space for additional hard drives. Where do you centralize and store all of those photos? That's where a storage area network comes in.

With a SAN you can collect all of your pictures together and place them in a centralized pool of redundant storage nodes physically separate from your server. Scaling up the amount of available storage is quick and easy.

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Timestamps:
00:00 What is Storage Area Network (SAN)?
00:09 How Does Storage Area Network (SAN) Work?
00:44 Benefits of Storage Area Networks
00:50 Conclusion

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