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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PODCAST: Posted: 09 May 2008 | Premiered: 09 May 2008
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In this podcast learn strategies for closing this gap and creating structured records management policies, establishing which documents users need to save, for how long and where in the system, enterprise-wide.
WEBCAST: Posted: 09 May 2008 | When: Available On Demand
SUMMARY:
In this webcast learn strategies for closing this gap and creating structured records management policies, establishing which documents users need to save, for how long and where in the system, enterprise-wide.
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In this first lesson of Advanced SAN School, Stephen Foskett, Director of Data Practice for Contoural discusses the different types of storage arrays, switches, and software that make up a storage network.
WEBCAST: Posted: 27 Mar 2008 | When: Available On Demand
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Leading storage industry analyst Brad O'Neill, of The Taneja Group, explains file virtualization and how it fits into the bigger picture of FAN, while addressing solutions and best practices for managing and optimizing Windows-based file storage.
VIDEOCAST: Posted: 17 Mar 2008 | When: 17 Mar 2008, 09:00 EDT (13:00 GMT)
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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.
WEBCAST: Posted: 14 Mar 2008 | When: Available On Demand
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Deciding the best place for NAS implementation is very hard in the complicated world of the new data center. In this webcast, Anil Desai describes the right NAS scenarios, right choices and the right deployment options for your infrastructure.
PODCAST: Posted: 12 Mar 2008 | Premiered: 11 Mar 2008
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This Podcast discusses traditional NAS technologies and explains how new, next-generation NAS solutions are making an impact on storage today. Download the Podcast to learn more.
WEBCAST: Posted: 12 Mar 2008 | When: Available On Demand
SUMMARY:
This Webcast discusses traditional NAS technologies and explains how new, next-generation NAS solutions are making an impact on storage today. View the Webcast to learn more.
PODCAST: Posted: 03 Mar 2008 | Premiered: 03 Mar 2008, 09:00 EST (14:00 GMT)
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This Podcast, featuring expert Kevin Beaver, provides the answers to some of the most common and important questions surrounding storage security. Download this Podcast to learn more.
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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