File-Area Network Vendors
Acopia Networks Acopia's FreedomFabric network operating system software approaches file-area network deployment through virtualization and automation of routine storage management tasks.
www.acopia.com/products-technology.htm
Attune Systems Attune's Policy IQ file manager, which runs on the company's Maestro
storage server, allows organizations to set up a tiered-storage environment using equipment from multiple vendors.
www.attunesystems.com/English/Products/Maestro.html
Brocade Communication SystemsBrocade offers StorageX, a suite of applications for managing data across
heterogeneous environments through the use of a global namespace.
www.brocade.com/products/fan/storagex.jsp
EMCEMC Rainfinity Global File Virtualization software virtualizes unstructured data environments and moves data including active, open files without disruption.
www.emc.com/products/software/rainfinity_gfv/
Network Appliance NetApp offers FAN capabilities through Virtual File Manager, which is
a version of Brocade's StorageX configured for NetApp appliances, in both enterprise and migration editions for migrating data from non-NetApp storage devices.
www.netapp.com/products/enterprise-software/manageability-software/
data-suite/vfm-ent.html
Sun Microsystems Sun's offering in the FAN arena is SAM-FS, a 64-bit storage file system that provides both disk and tape file system access.
www.sun.com/storagetek/management_software/data_management/sam-fs/index.xml