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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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Consolidate and Simplify Backup and Recovery for Your VMware Environment
sponsored by Data Domain
WEBCAST: In this webcast you will learn about this powerful solution, hear about specific deployments and the resulting benefits.
Posted: 04 Aug 2008 | Premiered: Available On Demand
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TOPICS:  Backups | Disaster Planning | Disaster Recovery | NAS | NAS Software | Storage Best Practices | Storage Replication | Storage Virtualization | Storage Virtualization Software | VMware
Scalable NAS for Oracle WebDemo
sponsored by Hewlett-Packard Company
WEBCAST: View this Webcast to learn about scalable Network-attached storage (NAS) solutions for Oracle databases and the benefits they deliver.
Posted: 21 Jul 2008 | Premiered: Available On Demand
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TOPICS:  NAS | Storage Appliances | Storage Best Practices | Storage Devices | Storage Industry | Storage Infrastructure | Storage Management | Storage Management Services | Storage Management Software | Storage Media | Storage Networking Industry Association | Storage Security | Storage Service Providers | Storage Spending | Storage Standards | Storage Switches | Storage Systems
Untangling Data Deduplication
sponsored by Overland Storage
VIDEOCAST: In this videocast, analyst and industry veteran Arun Taneja uncovers some of the important basics and trends related to data deduplication.
Posted: 09 Jul 2008 | Premiered: 09 Jul 2008, 09:00 EDT (13:00 GMT)
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TOPICS:  Continuous Data Protection | Continuous Data Protection Software | Data Replication | Disaster Recovery | Disk Backups | File Management Programs | NAS | SAN | Storage Best Practices | Storage Capacity | Tape Backups | Virtual Tape Libraries
Latest Developments in Storage Networking
sponsored by EMC Partner Organization
VIDEOCAST: 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.
Posted: 30 Jun 2008 | Premiered: 30 Jun 2008, 09:00 EDT (13:00 GMT)
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TOPICS:  DAS | Data Management | Data Management Software | NAS | NAS Software | SAN | Storage Best Practices | Storage Capacity | Storage Consolidation
Virtual machines invade storage
sponsored by EMC Partner Organization
VIDEOCAST: In this Videocast, Brian Babineau, Senior Analyst with the Enterprise Strategy Group, explains how virtualization is impacting storage environments today.
Posted: 30 Jun 2008 | Premiered: 30 Jun 2008, 09:00 EDT (13:00 GMT)
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TOPICS:  Continuous Data Protection | Disaster Recovery | IP SAN | NAS | Server Virtualization | Storage Best Practices | Storage Consolidation | Storage Virtualization | Storage Virtualization Software | VMware
Digging into iSCSI
sponsored by EMC Partner Organization
VIDEOCAST: 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.
Posted: 30 Jun 2008 | Premiered: 30 Jun 2008, 09:00 EDT (13:00 GMT)
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TOPICS:  10 Gigabit Ethernet | Continuous Data Protection | Disk Backups | Fibre Channel SAN | IP SAN | iSCSI SAN | NAS | RAID | Storage Best Practices | Storage Security
Value-Added Services: Pushing Beyond the Box
sponsored by Kaseya
VIDEOCAST: Greg Schulz, Founder and a Senior Analyst for the StorageIO Group, discusses Storage Services and Managed Services and how both can contribute to the bottom line for channel companies.
Posted: 23 Jun 2008 | Premiered: 23 Jun 2008, 09:00 EDT (13:00 GMT)
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TOPICS:  Capacity Planning | Data Management | Data Security | NAS | SAN | Storage Best Practices | Storage Management Services | Storage Service Providers | Storage Virtualization Software
Massively Scalable NAS
sponsored by Exanet
WEBCAST: 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.
Posted: 23 Jun 2008 | Premiered: Available On Demand
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TOPICS:  Content Archiving | Continuous Data Protection | Data Replication | Disk Backups | Electronic Discovery | NAS | NAS Software | SAN | Storage Best Practices | Storage Capacity | Storage Consolidation | Unstructured Data
Clustering for Performance -- Scale up and Scale Out
sponsored by Exanet
WEBCAST: In this expert webcast, Greg Schulz looks at clustered storage as a technique to scale both I/Os to meet transaction processing and bandwidth for video and content rich media applications.
Posted: 19 Jun 2008 | Premiered: Available On Demand
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TOPICS:  Cluster Management | Cluster Software | Clustering | Data Management | Fibre Channel SAN | Grid Computing | iSCSI SAN | NAS | Storage Best Practices | Storage Management
ISE: A New Foundation for Data Storage
sponsored by Xiotech Corporation
VIDEOCAST: This Videocast highlights a revolutionary next generation disk storage platform that delivers a number of performance advantages over conventional technologies.
Posted: 18 Jun 2008 | Premiered: 18 Jun 2008, 09:00 EDT (13:00 GMT)
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TOPICS:  Continuous Data Protection | DAS | Data Center Management | Data Migration | Disk Backups | Disk Drives | NAS | RAID | SAN | Storage Best Practices | Storage Capacity | Storage Consolidation | Storage Management Software | TCO
Top Considerations When Installing a Distributed NAS & Branch Office Data Protection Solution
sponsored by Adaptec, Inc.
WEBCAST: In this Webcast, Don Chouinard, Director of the Snap Server Division of Adaptec, discusses how to overcome common issues that can make or break your multi-site storage solution.
Posted: 09 Jun 2008 | Premiered: Available On Demand
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TOPICS:  Continuous Data Protection | Data Management Software | Data Recovery | Disaster Recovery | Disk Backups | NAS | RAID | Regulatory Compliance | ROBO | Storage Best Practices | Storage Provisioning | Tape Backups | Virtual Tape Libraries
A Holistic Approach to Storage Resource Management
sponsored by Northern Parklife
VIDEOCAST: Managing storage is about managing space, people and time. This Videocast highlights a solution that provides the most effective means of managing the storage infrastructure and user data, no matter what the size of the network, workforce or IT staff is.
Posted: 17 Mar 2008 | Premiered: 17 Mar 2008, 09:00 EDT (13:00 GMT)
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TOPICS:  Backups | Data Management | Data Storage | ILM | NAS | Storage Best Practices | Storage Capacity | Storage Resource Management | Storage Resource Management Software
Curtis Preston Explores the Facts of Data Deduplication
sponsored by NetApp
PODCAST: Download this expert Podcast, featuring backup guru Curtis Preston, from GlassHouse Technologies to learn about the important concepts of data deduplication and why it is becoming a must-have in organizations across the globe.
Posted: 06 Feb 2008 | Premiered: 05 Feb 2008
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TOPICS:  Business Continuity Planning | Continuous Data Protection | Continuous Data Protection Software | Data Management | Data Recovery | Data Storage | Disaster Recovery | Disk Backups | NAS | SAN | Storage Best Practices | Storage Capacity | Storage Consolidation | Storage Replication | Storage Security | Storage Virtualization | Tape Backups | Virtual Tape Libraries | WAN
Part 2: Challenges to Data Center Storage and Networking
sponsored by Dell, Inc.
VIDEOCAST: Schulz discusses threats, challenges and new strategies effecting storage and networking performance and capacity.
Posted: 24 Jan 2008 | Premiered: 24 Jan 2008, 09:00 EST (14:00 GMT)
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TOPICS:  Capacity Planning | Cooling Equipment | Data Centers | Data Storage | NAS | Network Management | Storage Capacity | Storage Consolidation | Storage Virtualization
Part 1: Basic Storage and Networking Terms
sponsored by Dell, Inc.
VIDEOCAST: Greg begins with an introduction to storage and networking terminology, which helps to demystify complicating acronyms and other jargon used by storage and networking specialists.
Posted: 24 Jan 2008 | Premiered: 24 Jan 2008, 09:00 EST (14:00 GMT)
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TOPICS:  Data Center Management | Data Centers | NAS | Network Architectures | Network Infrastructure | Network Management | SAN | Storage Best Practices | Storage Infrastructure | Storage Management
Simplifying Data Centers & Storage Area Networks by Creating a Virtual Infrastructure Layer
sponsored by OnPATH Technologies
WEBCAST: A virtual infrastructure layer can help your organization adapt to the dynamic needs of a virtualized data center by providing a more secure environment that enables a hands-off approach to managing the SAN. This Webcast provides an overview of the...
Posted: 23 Oct 2007 | Premiered: Available On Demand
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TOPICS:  Data Center Consolidation | Data Centers | Database Managers | Database Performance Management | Database Security | NAS | Network Management | SAN | TCO
Scaling Storage with Clustering
sponsored by IBM Software Group
PODCAST: In this Podcast, storage expert Greg Schulz breaks down the truth about clustered storage and answers some of the most important questions surrounding the subject.
Posted: 31 Aug 2007 | Premiered: 31 Aug 2007, 09:00 EDT (13:00 GMT)
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TOPICS:  Cluster Management | Cluster Software | Clustering | Data Management | Fibre Channel SAN | Grid Computing | iSCSI SAN | NAS | Storage Best Practices | Storage Management
Scaling Storage with Clustering
sponsored by IBM Software Group
VIDEOCAST: In this Videocast, storage expert Greg Schulz breaks down the truth about clustered storage and answers some of the most important questions surrounding the subject.
Posted: 31 Aug 2007 | Premiered: 31 Aug 2007, 09:00 EDT (13:00 GMT)
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TOPICS:  Cluster Management | Cluster Software | Clustering | Data Management | Fibre Channel SAN | Grid Computing | iSCSI SAN | NAS | Storage Best Practices | Storage Management
 
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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