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NAS

ALSO CALLED: Storage Network and Network Attached Storage
DEFINITION: Network-attached storage (NAS) is hard disk storage that is set up with its own network address rather than being attached to the department computer that is serving applications to a network's workstation users. By removing storage access and its management from the department server,  … 
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Storage Virtualization Presentation Download: Breaking the Connections
sponsored by Dell, Inc.
WHITE PAPER:   Posted: 08 Jul 2008 | Published: 08 Jul 2008
SUMMARY: Storage virtualization is here, breaking the connection between physical storage infrastructure and the way we use it. This presentation download provides an overview on storage virtualization and the different kinds of virtualization technologies...

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Latest Developments in Storage Networking
sponsored by EMC Partner Organization
VIDEOCAST:   Posted: 30 Jun 2008 | When: 30 Jun 2008, 09:00 EDT (13:00 GMT)
SUMMARY: View this Videocast, featuring Jeff Boles, Technology Analyst for the Taneja Group, as he shares his insights into networking technologies, planning and design, and incorporating new and emerging storage networking technologies.

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Virtual machines invade storage
sponsored by EMC Partner Organization
VIDEOCAST:   Posted: 30 Jun 2008 | When: 30 Jun 2008, 09:00 EDT (13:00 GMT)
SUMMARY: In this Videocast, Brian Babineau, Senior Analyst with the Enterprise Strategy Group, explains how virtualization is impacting storage environments today.

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Digging into iSCSI
sponsored by EMC Partner Organization
VIDEOCAST:   Posted: 30 Jun 2008 | When: 30 Jun 2008, 09:00 EDT (13:00 GMT)
SUMMARY: In this expert Videocast, Stephen Foskett, Director of Data Practice at Contoural, digs into iSCSI and explains some of the benefits and pitfalls regarding the technology.

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Virtual Iron Version 4
sponsored by Excel Meridian Data, Inc.
WHITE PAPER:   Posted: 30 Jun 2008 | Published: 10 Dec 2007
SUMMARY: Virtual Iron provides comprehensive capabilities that take full advantage of industry standards, open source technologies and built-in hardware acceleration from Intel and AMD.

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StorTrends iTX®: Application-aware Scheduled Snapshots with Microsoft® VSS and SAFE
sponsored by Excel Meridian Data, Inc.
WHITE PAPER:   Posted: 30 Jun 2008 | Published: 01 Jan 2007
SUMMARY: The snapshot implementation featured in StorTrends iTX is undoubtedly one of the best, most feature-rich in the industry.

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TOPICS:  Backups | Data Storage | NAS | RAID | SAN

Introduction to IP Storage: Overview, Methods and Advantages of the iSCSI (Internet SCSI) Protocol
sponsored by Excel Meridian Data, Inc.
WHITE PAPER:   Posted: 30 Jun 2008 | Published: 01 Jan 2007
SUMMARY: The iSCSI protocol is one of the key technologies expected to continue to push the rapid development of the Storage Area Network (SAN) market, by increasing the capabilities and performance of storage data transmission.

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Disk-to-Disk-to-Tape (D2D2T) Backup with iSCSI: A Technology Overview
sponsored by Excel Meridian Data, Inc.
WHITE PAPER:   Posted: 30 Jun 2008 | Published: 01 Jan 2007
SUMMARY: D2D2T is the best, most reliable solution for backup, combining the best attributes of both tape and disk-based backup schemes.

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Massively Scalable NAS
sponsored by Exanet
WEBCAST:   Posted: 23 Jun 2008 | When: Available On Demand
SUMMARY: In this Webcast, Arun Taneja will present requirements for massively scalable NAS products and explains why customers should evaluate alternatives from the perspective of scalability, performance, high availability and management.

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Network File Management with the Maestro File Manager™: Simplify File Storage Management, Reduce Escalating Storage Costs, and Leverage Existing Investments without Disrupting Users or Business Processes
sponsored by Attune Systems, Inc.
WHITE PAPER:   Posted: 20 Jun 2008 | Published: 01 Jan 2007
SUMMARY: Network File Management is a new category of file serving products that help enterprises simplify the management of their file storage devices and deliver higher service levels.

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NAS DEFINITION (continued): …  both application programming and files can be served faster because they are not competing for the same processor resources. The network-attached storage device is attached to a local area network (typically, an Ethernet network) and assigned an IP address. File requests are mapped by the main server to the NAS file server.

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