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Storage Area Network (SAN)

The good news: The market for storage area networks (SAN) is large and growing larger. But growth doesn't come without challenges. SAN providers need to build larger and larger fabrics of fiber channel devices and switches to meet customer demand.

Demonstrating functionality at the scale of the actual fabric deployed is a challenge unto itself. But to build the fabric, and then have the environment iterate to meet the ever-changing characteristics of the software and hardware test configurations, is next to impossible. Each revision of lab equipment or software requires a complete regression test. And tests may run for days. As a result, the expense required to fund a lab and to staff it for proper application testing is enormous. Now there's a better way.

Using QuikCycle solutions, SAN providers can setup a secure, remotely accessible, interactive lab environment. The entire test environment can be automated, controlled and monitored by QuikCycle AutoLab software. AutoLab provides for sharing of equipment and tests across company, departmental and geographic boundaries. The lab becomes a resource of controlled elements where test cases can be shared along with the appropriate equipment, increasing the return on invested time and capital. Some AutoLab users have found that by adding automation to their test environment, equipment utilization has increased five-fold.