NAS

NAS file-level storage ranges from standalone desktop boxes to huge clusters that scale for capacity and performance and deliver billions of files from parallel file systems. Find out what you need from our top-to-bottom guide to the NAS market.

NAS file-level storage ranges from standalone desktop boxes to huge clusters that scale for capacity and performance and deliver billions of files from parallel file systems. In...

through the decision-making process and determine which NAS solution is right for you. In this guide you'll learn the pros and cons of scale-out and scale-up NAS options, discover six industries that should always use scale-out systems and more.

The content explosion is well underway, and shows no signs of slowing down. To cope with unprecedented amounts of unstructured data, IT organizations need to consider their NAS options and decide whether traditional NAS technologies or the...

paper we explore Object Storage, compare it to traditional NAS, and demonstrate that an intelligent, policy based data management strategy is the best approach to determining when it is beneficial for organizations to use Object Storage, or continue to use NAS.

For storage managers, the growth in unstructured data is proving to be a challenge: Companies require the data be readily accessible for business, regulatory and compliance needs, but traditional file storage management...

paper guides you in the right direction when investing in a NAS system in three criterions. Also, you will have an analytical overview of an innovative solution suitable for enterprise applications, virtualized environments, cloud infrastructures, storage consolidation and data protection requirements.

Organizations today are creating more and more data – and they need to store, access and analyze that data for a greater number of purposes than ever before. However, existing...

and better leveraging your network-attached storage (NAS) data or block storage data is a challenge for many IT organizations. Read this transcript to learn best practices for improving storage management and how to better control NAS data storage systems via data classification, tiering techniques and more.

When considering best practices for improving data storage management, an appropriate approach would be to better leverage NAS data storage systems via data...

Because network attached storage (NAS) is file-based (rather than block-based) storage, it is particularly suited for storing the types of unstructured, file-based data that is a challenge for many storage pros today. This FAQ Presentation Transcript answers key questions about NAS advantages and implementations.

What do you need to know about NAS? Network attached storage is file-based, rather than block-based, and can be used alone or in conjunction with a SAN...

a difficult task. Download this white paper to learn about a NAS solution that addresses all of your storage and data management issues in an efficient manner. simplified on-going management and transparent upgrades to support growth without introducing cost or complexity. Similarly, a NAS solution needs to support scalability with stability. An effective NAS storage solution includes robust hardware with extensible software features combining virtualization, data...

puts new demands on storage, so whether you opt for FC, iSCSI or NAS, storage will be a key factor for your virtual environment. Read this e-book for expert tips and suggestions on managing storage for virtual servers and virtual desktops including, ten things to know about storage for VMs and choosing NAS for virtual machines.

Virtualizing servers and desktops can make maintenance and management a lot easier for system administrators but not so much for storage managers...

storage problems, choosing between Fibre Channel, iSCSI and NAS and more.

Perhaps one of the biggest roadblocks to complete server virtualization success has been the challenge of configuring and managing storage for virtual machines. Server virt is beyond its infancy, and as more organizations opt to virtualize, the masses are finding that Fibre Channel storage isn't the best fit. In fact, Storage Magazine's research has shown that iSCSI and NAS are becoming far more viable options...

successful configuration and management of a distributed NAS solution. The successful configuration and management of a distributed NAS solution throughout an organization with multiple remote locations requires careful consideration and a thorough understanding of the disparate needs of each location, as well as how they fit with the overall needs of the organization. Building a storage network of NAS systems that have the capability to communicate with one another, be...

storage today, discover the ins and outs of virtual NAS and learn four ways to virtualize file access. Read on to learn more.

As data continues to grow, finding efficient and affordable storage has never been more important. And in order to keep up with today's data-intensive environments, it's critical to stay up to date on the latest storage trends and technologies.

Check out this E-Guide to learn about emerging storage solutions like solid state (SSD), virtualization-optimized...

McClure and others addressing BYOD, storage clouds, LTFS, NAS upgrades and much more.

Despite tough times - growing capacities, shrinking budgets and long hours - it appears the hard work is paying off, as the results of our 2012 Storage Salary Survey reveal that data storage professionals are making more money than ever.

So just how rewarding is the role of a storage professional these days?

Find out in the November 2012 cover story of Storage magazine in which Ellen O’Brien – Site Editor...

to learn how traditional storage technologies like SAN and NAS are being turbo-charged to achieve higher performance, and how new approaches like object storage are taking over the web by achieving order-of-magnitude speed improvements with solutions like DDN’s Web Object Scaler (WOS).

DDN recently launched new storage capabilities, and with this presentation transcript you can be among the first to learn how this new technology can impact your bottom line and business...

Use of traditional SAN and NAS disk for secondary storage of content or data objects comes with a high price tag and tape-based systems bring their own access challenges. Dell created the DX Object Storage Platform as part of its IDM strategy to offer an affordable peer-scaling object storage architecture based on industry-standard hardware.

Use of traditional SAN and NAS disk for secondary storage of content or data objects comes with a high price...

get the most from its network-attached storage (NAS) investments. Simplify management and optimize the efficiency, data protection, and performance of network-attached storage.File virtualization is a key enabling technology for implementing information lifecycle management (ILM) and managing the explosive growth of unstructured data storage and EMC File Virtualization Solutions are the answer to your NAS needs in the areas of capacity management, file and...

for an alternative to your insufficient tape, disk or NAS backup solution? Check out this quick data sheet to examine a side-by-side comparison of the capabilities of traditional backup vs. intelligent business continuity. You'll notice a stark contrast in each of ten critical backup categories.

Technological innovations are outpacing traditional backup methods such as tape, disk, and strict NAS devices, leaving IT managers searching for better solutions that go beyond...

Compression feature of Oracle Database 11g with external NAS and SAN storage to evaluate space and performance implications of Hybrid Columnar Compression data with external storage. Read now to learn more.

As your organisation grows, your storage requirements increase, and this subsequently drives increases in IT infrastructure and impacts application performance.

To increase profitability, you’ll need to effectively manage storage and data growth more effectively and...

Traditional NAS appliances have fallen short due to the proprietary nature of their software and the special-purpose nature of underlying hardware. By using open technologies, Oracle's Sun Storage 7000 Unified Storage Systems avoid the constraints, pitfalls, and costs of traditional storage appliances.

As organizations strive to manage their rapidly expanding storage infrastructure, they face challenges that are technical...

This whitepaper uncovers the most common storage management challenges associated with server virtualization - and how scale-out storage solutions can help you overcome these challenges. Check out this GlassHouse whitepaper to see how your organization can unlock the true potential of server virtualization with scale-out storage.

If your organization is one of the many organizations transitioning to a virtualized storage environment, there is a good chance you could...

In this presentation transcript, Steve Kenniston and Daniel Gill are going to talk about extraordinary storage efficiency with IBM Real-Time Compression.

In this presentation transcript, Steve Kenniston and Daniel Gill are going to talk about extraordinary storage efficiency with IBM Real-Time Compression.

This E-Guide explains how IT professionals can create a more effective system by using data migration and also provides you with a business case study on a featured vendor. Continue reading to learn how to go about planning your data migration strategy, the challenges of business intelligence, your options with the cloud, and new vendor solutions.

Building data migration, management and governance policies from the ground up that map to your business needs isn’t an easy task. This...

ReadyNAS delivers unified storage through multi-protocol NAS and SAN support in an affordable storage appliance. Read this white paper to learn more.

ReadyNAS is a family of network storage solutions for small and medium businesses, workgroups, and remote/home offices. ReadyNAS delivers unified storage through multi-protocol NAS and SAN support in an affordable storage appliance. Firms with less than 500 users rely on it as primary storage for file serving, disk-based backup, and...

This issue of Storage Magazine clarifies some of the confusion around measuring solid state storage performance.  Explore newly released storage industry benchmarks and gain detailed insight into why SSD is a driver for auto-tiering, the current state of the online file-sharing market, and much more.

Unique behavior characteristics coupled with lofty vendor claims make it difficult for IT professionals to accurately measure the performance of solid state storage...

generally fail to meet mainstream storage needs. Typically NAS-only and narrowly focused on specific applications, limited to a particular model of storage controller and offering meager support, these products can't provide the storage efficiency and data protection capabilities most storage admins need.

This paper introduces an emerging unified scale-out solution purpose-built to provide an adaptable, always-on storage infrastructure for virtualized environments. Read...

presentation to learn how IBM Real-time Compression for NAS helps:

• Slow the growth of storage acquisition
• Reduce the overall $/TB of storage for not only primary capacity, but for additional capacity related to the storage life-cycle
• Reduce the amount of storage to be managed, powered and cooled