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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SOFTWARE DEMO:
HP All-in-One storage system from HP combines a window file server with an ICSI storage array while including integrated data protection software and a radically simple management interface.
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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