- 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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