File Server Hardware ( Storage Area Network Filers, Storage File Servers, File Servers, SAN Filers, Storage Filers, NAS Filers, and Network Attached Storage Filers) Definition

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File Server Hardware

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ALSO CALLED: Storage Area Network Filers, Storage File Servers, File Servers, SAN Filers, Storage Filers, NAS Filers, and Network Attached Storage Filers
DEFINITION: A storage filer is a file server designed and programmed for high-volume data storage, backup, and archiving. Storage filers are also known as network attached storage (NAS) filers, storage file servers, or storage area network (SAN) filers. They are used in data sharing applications including the Internet, fibre channel SANs, and Ethernet LANs.

The best storage filers are characterized by around-the-clock …
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Recent Vendor Reports on File Server Hardware
IT Briefing - Windows File Servers Everywhere sponsored by Hewlett-Packard Company WHITE PAPER: Posted: 13 Mar 2008 \| Published: 01 Mar 2008 SUMMARY: Hosting networked storage on Windows file servers has been a popular and effective approach to managing the growing demand for storage. The result: Windows file servers everywhere. This sprawl makes inexpensive systems expensive because of wasted capac... TOPICS: File Server Hardware \| File Server Software \| NAS \| NAS Software \| Server Consolidation \| Server Management \| Storage Consolidation

Webcast - Windows File Servers Everywhere sponsored by Hewlett-Packard Company WEBCAST: Posted: 23 Jan 2008 \| When: Available On Demand SUMMARY: Hosting networked storage on Windows file servers has been a popular and effective approach to managing the growing demand for storage. TOPICS: File Server Hardware \| File Server Software \| NAS \| NAS Software \| Server Consolidation \| Server Management \| Storage Consolidation

Podcast - Windows File Servers Everywhere sponsored by Hewlett-Packard Company PODCAST: Posted: 23 Jan 2008 \| Premiered: 22 Jan 2008 SUMMARY: Hosting networked storage on Windows file servers has been a popular and effective approach to managing the growing demand for storage. TOPICS: File Server Hardware \| File Server Software \| NAS \| NAS Software \| Server Consolidation \| Server Management \| Storage Consolidation

Lean & Green - Taming the Data Center Colossus: How to Achieve Dramatic Environmental and Business Benefits sponsored by CMO Council WHITE PAPER: Posted: 26 Nov 2007 \| Published: 01 Sep 2007 SUMMARY: Through the whitepaper Lean & Green: Taming the Data Center Colossus, learn how enterprises can cut energy and drive business by merging storage systems, eliminating server proliferation, using efficient computing practices, and min... TOPICS: Data Center Management \| File Server Hardware \| Server Consolidation \| Server Virtualization \| Storage Architectures \| Storage Capacity \| Storage Consolidation \| Storage Systems \| Storage Virtualization

Lean & Green - Taming the Data Center Colossus sponsored by BlueArc Corp. WHITE PAPER: Posted: 29 Oct 2007 \| Published: 01 Sep 2007 SUMMARY: The corporate data center is a behemoth power consumer and a substantial contributor to global warm¬ing. Download this paper to discover the business benefits of a more eco-friendly data center. TOPICS: Data Center Management \| File Server Hardware \| NAS \| SAN \| Storage Best Practices \| Storage Capacity \| Storage Consolidation \| Storage Virtualization \| TCO \| VMware

eBook: Sever and Storage Consolidation Alternatives sponsored by Hewlett-Packard Company BOOK: Posted: 01 Aug 2007 \| Published: 01 Jan 2006 SUMMARY: Effective file serving solutions are critical to ensuring that your files are easily available to those that need them. This ebook provides an overview of file serving in today's business environment along with an evaluation the different approaches. TOPICS: Clustering \| File Server Hardware \| File Server Software \| Network Appliances \| RAID \| Server Consolidation \| Storage Consolidation \| Windows Server Software

Rein in NAS with File Virtualization sponsored by Storage Magazine JOURNAL ARTICLE: Posted: 14 Mar 2007 \| Published: 01 Mar 2007 SUMMARY: As file servers multiply, they become more difficult to manage. File virtualization appliances make it much easier to migrate files and recapture stranded storage capacity. TOPICS: File Server Hardware \| File Server Software \| NAS \| NAS Software \| Storage Appliances \| Storage Capacity \| Storage Infrastructure \| Storage Replication \| Storage Virtualization \| Storage Virtualization Software

FILE SERVER HARDWARE DEFINITION (continued): … A storage filer is a file server designed and programmed for high-volume data storage, backup, and archiving. Storage filers are also known as network attached storage (NAS) filers, storage file servers, or storage area network (SAN) filers. They are used in data sharing applications including the Internet, fibre channel SANs, and Ethernet LANs.

The best storage filers are characterized by around-the-clock availability, scalability, expandability, independent programming, ease of management, support of multiple network protocols, high storage capacity, storage redundancy, high throughput, security features, and connectivity to a variety of backup device types and configurations. Costs can range from a few thousand dollars to about $100,000.
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