• SAN storage devices mix RAM and disk
• lots of caching!
• take a snapshot of the data, and dump it to tape over time
• Tape jukeboxes and DVD jukeboxes can be on a SAN, too
• The longer you store data, the more you can mine it
• Whats it cost? Plenty. EMC devices up to several $mil
• The layers of fibre channel

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