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ALSO CALLED: Storage Network, 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, both application programming and files can be served faster because they are not competing for the same processor  … 
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NAS White Papers (View All Report Types)
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Northern Storage Suite V8
sponsored by Northern Parklife
WHITE PAPER: Northern Storage Suite V8, Northern's latest release, meets the central challenge of designing practical storage strategies. It's highly customizable and can be tailored to fit any environment. With a better user experience, increased administrative efficiency and decreased costs, it's exactly what an SRM solution should offer.
Posted: 12 Feb 2009 | Published: 12 Feb 2009


Symantec NetBackup OpenStorage Best Practices Guide: Data Domain Deduplication Storage
sponsored by Data Domain
WHITE PAPER: In this guide, OpenStorage best practices are examined and discussed to assist in eliminating the bottlenecks associated with deployment and functional testing of the solution.
Posted: 30 Jan 2009 | Published: 30 Jan 2009


Essential Guide: Streamline Your Storage Usage: 4 Straightforward Ways to True NAS Management
sponsored by Northern Parklife
WHITE PAPER: This White Paper will show how a NAS-based SRM solution can enable administrators to consolidate their NAS "holdings" with advanced quota management, automation in the form of "actionable reporting".
Posted: 09 Jun 2008 | Published: 09 Jun 2008


An Introduction to System i (IBM iSeries) High Availability - Get to Know the Core Components of HA Solutions and Important Installation Considerations
sponsored by Vision Solutions
WHITE PAPER: This white paper provides an introduction to System i high availability for companies that want to understand this technology and evaluates whether such a solution can become a cost-justifiable component of their backup and recovery strategy.
Posted: 02 Apr 2008 | Published: 02 Apr 2008

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NAS DEFINITION (continued): …  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. Crafting a NAS Consolidation Plan -- Click here to listen to the podcastNetwork-attached storage consists of hard disk storage, including multi-disk RAID systems, and software for configuring and mapping file locations to the network-attached device. Network-attached storage can be a step toward and included as part of a more sophisticated storage system known as a storage area network … 
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