Switches have emerged as a crucial element in any SAN infrastructure, interconnecting and managing traffic between the various storage systems and server elements on the SAN —sometimes supporting hundreds of ports on a single switch.

But switches have evolved to be far more than just network "traffic cops." Today, many SAN switches provide powerful features that can help administrators organize and manage the storage network, including storage virtualization, provisioning/zoning, inter-switch link (ISL) trunking, performance planning and security features like authentication.

In this chapter of the SAN SearchStorage All-in -One Guide, you'll learn about the characteristics for some of the most popular switch classes — blade, director and intelligent.

For those in the legal industry, you're aware that privacy is the cornerstone of your profession. It has never been more important to keep your business-critical data protected and preventing your backups from becoming a potential source of disclosure.

However, this has become increasingly difficult as law firms need to comply with state law and industry standards regarding attorney client privilege while following numerous federal regulations.

This Webcast explores solutions that can help law firms efficiently keep their client's data protected and keep their company's name out of the headlines.

Attend this Webcast to learn:

• The importance of law firm privacy
• Some current challenges law firms experience while maintaining privacy
• How to select a data protection and recovery solution that ensures client privacy
• And more

View this Webcast to learn more.