Keep control of your hardware
Select the Linux server, storage devices, cache, and network that fit the workload. Upgrade individual components without replacing a proprietary array.
Choose the right SAN approach
Why infrastructure teams
choose Ncore SAN.
Ncore SAN turns proven Linux infrastructure into a high-performance storage platform. Choose your server, storage devices, and network while avoiding the hardware lock-in and capacity-based costs of a traditional array.
Feature comparison
A more open path to block storage.
Compare Ncore SAN with common approaches for delivering block storage to Windows, Linux, virtualization, databases, and enterprise applications.
| Capability | Ncore SAN | Traditional SAN array | Hyperconverged platform | DIY Linux target |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Use your choice of Linux server | ✓Yes | No | Limited | Yes |
| Use NVMe, SATA/SAS, RAID, and Linux block devices | ✓Included | Vendor-defined | Vendor-defined | Manual integration |
| iSCSI target management | ✓Included | Usually included | Usually included | Manual tooling |
| NVMe-oF over TCP and RDMA | ✓Included | Model-dependent | Model-dependent | Manual tooling |
| Unified desktop management | ✓Included | Proprietary UI | Proprietary UI | Not typical |
| Selective CPU-core allocation | ✓Included | Not customer-controlled | Not customer-controlled | Custom tuning |
| Dedicated storage appliance required | ✓No | Yes | Yes | No |
| Hardware vendor lock-in | ✓No | Yes | Yes | No |
| Capacity-based licensing | ✓No | Often | Often | Not applicable |
Comparison reflects commonly deployed configurations. Capabilities, licensing, and hardware requirements vary by vendor, product, version, and implementation.
Replace fragmented target tooling
Manage block-device attachments, iSCSI targets, NVMe-oF subsystems, listeners, initiators, and access settings through one focused interface.
Grow without capacity penalties
License the physical server rather than purchased capacity, so adding terabytes does not create another storage-software licensing tier.
Where Ncore fits
Your hardware stays yours.
Ncore becomes the SAN platform.
Linux block devices→Ncore SAN→iSCSI or NVMe-oF hosts
Evaluate with your infrastructure
Build a SAN with the hardware you choose.
Start with your own server, storage devices, and network. No capacity-based licensing.