LeftHand Networks - storage and data management solutions

Why is storage and data management important?

The storage management and data management of any computer network should be high on the agenda of any IT department. After all it is data that drives business in today’s competitive marketplace. Businesses require a storage and data management solution that provides availability, scalability and ease of use.

The biggest problem with managing storage environments in any sized organisation is the complexity of the storage system itself. Most leading storage systems are complicated machines that require great expertise and ongoing manual administration. With organisations data volumes growing a data storage solution that is reliable, secure, scalable and robust is essential.

What is a Storage Area Network (SAN)?

A Storage Area Network (SAN) is a network architecture that is purposely designed with data storage and data management in mind. SANs are built using disk arrays on multiple servers that provide a secure data storage infrastructure that can be centrally managed. One of the main advantages of a SAN is that it brings universal data storage connectivity within an IT network.

A SAN is a network that only communicates input and output traffic between servers and storage devices. This is an advantage because normal LAN application traffic is segregated from the SAN which removes the bottleneck related with using a single network for applications and data storage.

Why Lefthand Networks?

LeftHand Networks is a market leader with over 2000 end-user customers utilising its products as their core Storage Area Network (SAN) solutions. The biggest problem with managed storage environments is the complexity of the storage systems themselves. Most leading storage systems are complex systems that require expertise and ongoing manual administration.

LeftHand Networks combine SAN/iQ clustering software with a variety of best-in class, industry-standard storage modules to build a cost-effective yet impressive iSCSI SAN. The Open iSCSI SAN approach lets you take advantage of world-class hardware from leading vendors, maximizes your choice, and provides investment protection by allowing you to use familiar and cost-effective hardware. Lefthand Network storage solutions allows a choice of platforms including HP ProLiant, IBMxServers, LeftHand Network Storage Module (NSM) 260, and LeftHand NSM 160 which gives you the ability to match availability and performance within your application and Storage Area Network (SAN) environments using tiered storage architecture. Choose the platforms that best suit your performance requirements and growth patterns, all managed by LeftHand SAN/iQ. You select the number of storage modules required to provide the capacity you need today, then the solution scales just-in time without any downtime, by simply adding additional storage modules as capacity is required.

LeftHand Networks provides a true clustered architecture with advanced features and functions that make it a compelling and complete solution. The LeftHand architecture was developed with scalability, availability and ease of use firmly in mind.

Why Brett Technologies and Lefthand Networks?

Brett Technologies have been business partners with Lefthand Networks for a number of years which through our experience and accreditations allows us to deliver highly scalable, easy to use Lefthand Network solutions to our clients.

For more information about storage area networks (SAN) and Brett Technologies please contact us