A File Area Network (FAN) is an approach to organizing various file-related technologies within an organization. Proper implementation supples a scalable, flexible, and intelligence driven data management. The major theme of FAN probably is a networked sharing of the storage infrastructure regardless of SAN, NAS, etc. You can take a look at the wiki page for a deeper explanation of FAN and its elements.

Or maybe take a look at this informative webcast that, through a roundtable discussion, takes a look at three perspective on file area networks.

Go to : A Roundtable Discussion on File Management