sentrixIT

Platforms and Data

SAN and Storage

Architecture and implementation of centralized, distributed, and software-defined storage environments for critical enterprise workloads.

Scope

We design storage layers around performance, latency, resilience, replication, capacity, recovery, and integration with virtualization, backup, and critical applications.

When this service makes sense
  • The environment needs reliable storage for virtualization.
  • There are I/O, latency, or capacity bottlenecks.
  • The company needs to review SAN, iSCSI, Fibre Channel, NFS, ZFS, or Ceph.
  • There are availability risks or uncertain recovery expectations.

When this service makes sense

The environment needs reliable storage for virtualization.

There are I/O, latency, or capacity bottlenecks.

The company needs to review SAN, iSCSI, Fibre Channel, NFS, ZFS, or Ceph.

There are availability risks or uncertain recovery expectations.

Replication, expansion, or storage replacement must be planned.

How we work

Execution combines technical design, validation, and documentation to reduce rollout risk and support later operations.

01

Assess workloads, I/O profiles, growth, and recovery requirements.

02

Design the centralized or distributed storage architecture.

03

Plan performance, resilience, expansion, and integration.

04

Validate networks, multipath, protocols, and operating flows.

05

Document operations, recovery, and platform evolution.

What we deliver

01

Centralized or distributed storage architecture.

02

Performance, latency, and capacity planning.

03

Integration with virtualization, backup, and critical applications.

04

Replication, resilience, and expansion design.

05

Review of multipath, networks, and access protocols.

06

Operations and recovery documentation.

Technologies and integrations

The selection below summarizes platforms, technical areas, and capabilities commonly involved in this service.

CephiSCSIFibre ChannelNFSZFSEnterprise storage

Expected outcomes

The outcomes below are expressed as operational and governance criteria typically pursued in this kind of engagement. The final design depends on the environment, constraints, and depth of the work.

Capacity planning with growth bands, throughput, and latency mapped by critical workload.
More predictable recovery through explicit replication, failover, and operational procedures.
Lower risk of virtualization bottlenecks by aligning protocols, multipath, and storage networks.
Better visibility into the storage layer with technical criteria for expansion and replacement.
A documented baseline for growth without losing sight of resilience and performance.

References handled under confidentiality

In many engagements, topology details, volumes, integrations, and timelines remain under contractual confidentiality. Even so, the delivery pattern is consistent across critical environments like these.

Operations with restricted change windows

Projects where rollout, migration, or recovery must be executed with risk control, validation, and formal documentation.

Environments with multiple integration layers

Scenarios where networking, virtualization, storage, backup, observability, and access policies need to evolve in a coordinated way.

Infrastructure that demands governance

Work where architecture, segmentation, operational traceability, and technical handover matter as much as the implementation itself.

Frequently asked questions

Common questions that usually come up before a deeper environment assessment starts.

Do you only work with traditional SAN?

No. The scope can include SAN, iSCSI, Fibre Channel, NFS, ZFS, Ceph, and software-defined approaches according to the scenario.

How do you tell whether the bottleneck is storage or virtualization?

The assessment looks at latency, throughput, queueing, multipath, networking, and workload profile. The full chain has to be evaluated, not just the array.

Can capacity expansion be planned without replacing everything at once?

Yes. In many cases the project is precisely about defining capacity, resilience, and integration so growth becomes predictable.

Need to assess this environment?

Send a short summary of the current scenario and we will respond with an initial technical approach.