DAS ( Direct Attached Storage) Definition

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ALSO CALLED: Direct Attached Storage
DEFINITION: Direct-attached storage (DAS) is computer storage that is directly attached to one computer or server and is not, without special support, directly accessible to other ones. The main alternatives to direct-attached storage are network-attached storage (NAS) and the storage area network (SAN).

For an individual computer user, the hard drive …
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Recent Vendor Reports on DAS
Intelenet Creates On-demand Computing Services with Equallogic ISCSI SAN sponsored by Dell \| EqualLogic CASE STUDY: Posted: 09 May 2008 \| Published: 09 May 2008 SUMMARY: PS Series SAN consolidates storage, easing management and backup; Delivers market differentiation and new storagebased services; Enables utility computing model for flexibility. TOPICS: DAS \| Networking \| SAN \| Security \| Storage Consolidation

Storage Consolidation 101 sponsored by Dell \| EqualLogic WHITE PAPER: Posted: 09 May 2008 \| Published: 01 Feb 2008 SUMMARY: This E-Guide, features expert articles and tips from SearchStorage.com outlines the major aspects of initiating a consolidation project. TOPICS: DAS \| Disaster Recovery \| iSCSI SAN \| Storage Consolidation \| Storage Resource Management

Strategies for Reducing Datacenter Power Consumption sponsored by Dell \| EqualLogic WHITE PAPER: Posted: 07 May 2008 \| Published: 07 May 2008 SUMMARY: Strategies such as storage tiering, thin provisioning, and automated load balancing improve efficiency and utilization resulting in reduced power consumption. TOPICS: DAS \| Data Centers \| SAN \| Storage Consolidation \| Storage Virtualization

Equallogic PS Series with VMware® - Virtual Servers Meet Virtual Storage sponsored by Dell \| EqualLogic PRODUCT LITERATURE: Posted: 07 May 2008 \| Published: 07 May 2008 SUMMARY: EqualLogic PS Series solutions deliver the benefits of storage consolidation in an intelligent, enterprise-class storage system that is easy to install, manage and grow. TOPICS: DAS \| SAN \| Storage Systems \| Storage Virtualization \| VMware

Storage Security: The Next Generation sponsored by Hewlett-Packard Company WHITE PAPER: Posted: 03 Mar 2008 \| Published: 01 Oct 2007 SUMMARY: This paper follows the impact of security and compliance on storage technology and organizations. TOPICS: DAS \| Regulatory Compliance \| Security Infrastructure \| Security Management \| Storage Security \| Vulnerabilities

Selecting the Right Storage for Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 White Paper sponsored by En Pointe Technologies WHITE PAPER: Posted: 22 Feb 2008 \| Published: 01 Nov 2007 SUMMARY: Choosing between SAN and DAS for Exchange Server 2007 requires many considerations, this white paper aims at providing some discussion points as input into your decision. TOPICS: DAS \| Databases \| Replication \| SAN \| Storage

Selecting the Right Storage for Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 sponsored by Hewlett-Packard Company WHITE PAPER: Posted: 10 Dec 2007 \| Published: 01 Nov 2007 SUMMARY: In this white paper, several of the key decision criteria are reviewed, helping you to better understand the implications of selecting one approach over the other when planning and designing Exchange Server 2007. TOPICS: DAS \| SAN

StoreVault Solutions for under $3000 sponsored by StoreVault, a Division of NetApp WEBCAST: Posted: 16 Oct 2007 \| When: Available On Demand SUMMARY: At long last, the StoreVault Division offers products and solutions that start as low as $3000! Use datacenter-proven technology to protect and improve your infrastructure, without destroying your budget. TOPICS: DAS \| Data Management \| RAID \| Server Virtualization \| Storage Best Practices \| Storage Capacity \| Storage Consolidation \| Storage Virtualization \| Storage Virtualization Software \| VMware

Evolution of SAS sponsored by PMC-Sierra, Inc. WHITE PAPER: Posted: 07 Sep 2007 \| Published: 01 Apr 2007 SUMMARY: Serial attached SCSI (SAS) provides a scalable point-to-point topology capable of addressing storage connectivity at many levels. Read this white paper to learn how SAS is entering its second generation and how its level of value is rapidly gro... TOPICS: Blade Servers \| Continuous Data Protection \| DAS \| Data Management \| Fibre Channel SAN \| Hard Disk Drives \| iSCSI SAN \| SCSI Devices \| Serial ATA \| Storage Switches \| Tiered Storage

Consolidate Direct Attached Storage sponsored by StoreVault, a Division of NetApp WHITE PAPER: Posted: 04 Sep 2007 \| Published: 01 Jan 2007 SUMMARY: Don't get locked into direct-attached storage which eats away your IT budget. Dramatically improve storage utilization and simplify storage management while achieving enterprise-class data protection with the StoreVault S500... TOPICS: Backups \| DAS \| Data Recovery \| Ethernet Networks \| NAS \| RAID \| SAN \| SMBs \| Storage Best Practices \| Storage Capacity \| Storage Consolidation

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DAS DEFINITION (continued): … Direct-attached storage (DAS) is computer storage that is directly attached to one computer or server and is not, without special support, directly accessible to other ones. The main alternatives to direct-attached storage are network-attached storage (NAS) and the storage area network (SAN).

For an individual computer user, the hard drive is the usual form of direct-attached storage. In an enterprise, providing for storage that can be shared by multiple computers and their users tends to be more efficient and easier to manage.
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