As routine business processes become increasingly data-dependent, companies are ramping up their storage infrastructures. But today's companies must weigh storage requirements against tightening budgets. Solutions must be cost-effective, scalable and accommodate a variety of storage requirements.IBM provides flexible business solutions that are designed to offer maximized price-to-performance ratios. IBM TotalStorage FAStT700 Storage Server is a full-Fiber Channel, Storage Area Net work (SAN) solution designed to provide the necessary performance at the right price. The newest members of the FAStT family, the FAStT700 Storage Server and FAStT FC-2 host bus adapter use today's most sophisticated Fiber Channel technology, which transfers data at the rate of 2 Gbps. This new technology allows large amounts of data to be consolidated for quicker, more efficient access and management. Buy what you need now, add more later. The FAStT700 is a scalable storage server designed to allow you to build on your initial investment. Simply upgrade, not replace as your needs increase. The FAStT700 scales from 36 GB to 16 TB of storage using 22 FAStT EXP500 expansion enclosures. Each expansion enclosure supports up to 10 Fiber Channel disk drives. Moreover, you can select the appropriate RAID level (from RAID levels 0, 1, 3, 5, and 10) to match an application or suit particular needs, helping you to extend and lever-age investments now and in the future.