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Feb 9, 2012

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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 … Definition continues below.
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Five Ways to Optimize Offsite Storage and Business Continuity: A WAN Optimization Primer for Storage Professionals sponsored by Silver Peak WHITE PAPER: Supported by results from specific case studies, this whitepaper shows how you can finally meet your recovery objectives, provide seamless failover between multiple sites, improve remote application performance, and lower your ongoing bandwidth costs. Posted: 03 Feb 2012 \| Published: 03 Feb 2012 TOPICS: Backups \| Bandwidth Management \| Data Storage \| Disaster Recovery \| Disaster Recovery Planning for Virtual Environments \| NAS \| Network Management \| Network Performance \| Networking \| Remote Offices \| RPO \| WAN

Pros & Cons of Scale-out and Scale-up NAS sponsored by Red Hat EGUIDE: This E-Guide is here to help walk you through the decision-making process and determine which NAS solution is right for you. In this guide you'll learn the pros and cons of scale-out and scale-up NAS options, discover six industries that should always use scale-out systems and more. Posted: 31 Jan 2012 \| Published: 31 Jan 2012 TOPICS: Backups \| Content Management \| NAS \| Scalability Testing \| Storage Infrastructure \| Storage Management \| Storage Security

Storage Decisions University: Big Data 101 sponsored by SearchStorage.com VIRTUAL SEMINAR: In this Storage Decisions University classroom, we dissect the “big” issues surrounding “big data” and offer technical solutions to address these challenges. Posted: 31 Jan 2012 \| Premiered: 31 Jan 2012 TOPICS: Business Intelligence \| Data Analytics \| Data Governance \| Data Management \| File Management Programs \| NAS \| Storage Best Practices \| Storage Capacity \| Storage Management \| Unstructured Data

Planning for Your Storage Needs in a Virtualized Environment sponsored by Dell and VMware WHITE PAPER: As SMBs continue to rapidly virtualize their data centers, they must keep in mind the effect of virtualization on storage. In this white paper, discover how to evaluate and plan for storage needs in a virtual environment. Posted: 25 Jan 2012 \| Published: 25 Jan 2012 TOPICS: DAS \| NAS \| SAN and Virtualization \| Server Virtualization \| Storage for Virtualized Servers \| Storage Infrastructure \| Storage Management \| Storage Optimization \| Storage Strategy for Virtual Data Centers

Data Sheet: File Migration for Windows and NetApp sponsored by Peer Software WHITE PAPER: This white paper introduces a new data migration solution designed specifically to ensure a smooth transition when bringing new storage online. In this paper, you'll learn today's best practices and key questions to consider before implementing new storage, and discover how this emerging migration solution can help your organization. Posted: 24 Jan 2012 \| Published: 24 Jan 2012 TOPICS: Backups \| Data Center Management \| Data Migration \| Data Recovery \| Data Security \| Data Storage \| NAS \| SAN \| Storage Hardware \| Storage Infrastructure

Storage Magazine January 2012 sponsored by SearchStorage.com EZINE: Check out this first 2012 issue of Storage Magazine for in-depth analysis of the factors you need to consider when choosing the best type of DR site for your organization, including balancing costs against risks. Posted: 18 Jan 2012 \| Published: 18 Jan 2012 TOPICS: Backups \| Business Continuity Planning \| Data Security \| Disaster Recovery \| Disaster Recovery Planning for Virtual Environments \| NAS \| Solid State Disks \| Storage Security

Address VDI Storage Challenges with Data Dedupe, NAS Storage Systems sponsored by Dell, Inc. EGUIDE: VDI storage presents a slew of new challenges to data storage professionals. Read this expert E-Guide to explore how to address VDI storage challenges with data dedupe and NAS systems. Posted: 10 Jan 2012 \| Published: 10 Jan 2012 TOPICS: Data Deduplication \| NAS \| SAN \| SAN and Virtualization \| Storage Best Practices \| Storage Capacity \| Storage Management \| Storage Optimization \| Storage Provisioning \| Storage Virtualization \| VDI \| Virtual Desktop Infrastructure

NAS Modernization: Oracle Sun ZFS Storage Appliance sponsored by Oracle Corporation WHITE PAPER: In this IT Briefing, introduced by independent enterprise storage expert Stephen Foskett and Oracle’s Group Manager for NAS Storage Product Management Alex North, talk about the current state of NAS storage, and point out specific technologies that Oracle is leveraging in its new ZFS NAS platform. View now to learn more. Posted: 06 Jan 2012 \| Published: 06 Jan 2012 TOPICS: NAS \| NAS Software \| SAN \| SAN and Virtualization \| Storage Capacity \| Storage Controllers \| Storage for File Virtualization/NAS Virtualization \| Storage Management \| Storage Management Services \| Storage Management Software

Podcast: NAS Modernization Oracle Sun ZFS Storage Appliance sponsored by Oracle Corporation PODCAST: In this podcast, introduced by independent enterprise storage expert Stephen Foskett and Oracle’s Group Manager for NAS Storage Product Management Alex North, talk about the current state of NAS storage, and point out specific technologies that Oracle is leveraging in its new ZFS NAS platform. Listen now to learn more. Posted: 21 Dec 2011 \| Premiered: 21 Dec 2011 TOPICS: Cloud Storage \| Data Security \| NAS \| NAS Software \| Oracle (Product) \| Storage for File Virtualization/NAS Virtualization \| Storage for Virtualized Servers \| Storage Strategy for Virtual Data Centers \| Storage Virtualization

Webcast: NAS Modernization Oracle Sun ZFS Storage Appliance sponsored by Oracle Corporation WEBCAST: In this webcast, introduced by independent enterprise storage expert Stephen Foskett and Oracle’s Group Manager for NAS Storage Product Management Alex North, talk about the current state of NAS storage, and point out specific technologies that Oracle is leveraging in its new ZFS NAS platform. Watch now to learn more. Posted: 20 Dec 2011 \| Premiered: 20 Dec 2011 TOPICS: Data Security \| NAS \| NAS Software \| Oracle (Product) \| Storage for File Virtualization/NAS Virtualization \| Storage Resource Management Software \| Storage Strategy for Virtual Data Centers \| Storage Virtualization \| Storage Virtualization Software

Oracle Magazine: Storage from A to ZFS sponsored by Oracle Corporation WHITE PAPER: Storage infrastructures grow as the demand for information grows, but strategic storage solutions, from tape libraries to flash and disk arrays to unified storage solutions, can simplify the essential tasks of storing and managing enterprise data. Posted: 07 Dec 2011 \| Published: 07 Dec 2011 TOPICS: Data Migration \| NAS \| NAS Software \| Oracle (Product) \| Storage Capacity \| Storage for File Virtualization/NAS Virtualization \| Storage Provisioning \| Storage Replication \| Storage Strategy for Virtual Data Centers \| Storage Virtualization \| Tiered Storage

Storage Switzerland Briefing Report: Coraid EtherDrive SRX-Series Storage Systems - Ethernet SAN Arrives in the Enterprise sponsored by Coraid WHITE PAPER: This white paper from storage expert George Crump introduces a new category of Ethernet SAN solutions that can deliver an unprecedented price-performance ratio while maintaining easy installation and simplified management. Read on to learn more about this technology and its benefits. Posted: 07 Dec 2011 \| Published: 07 Dec 2011 TOPICS: Fibre Channel SAN \| IP SAN \| iSCSI SAN \| NAS \| SAN \| Storage Hardware \| Storage Infrastructure \| Storage Management \| Storage Virtualization

Oracle Pillar Axiom 600 SAN Storage: System Overview and Architecture sponsored by Oracle Corporation WHITE PAPER: Oracle’s Pillar Axiom 600 storage system delivers unmatched capacity utilization, ease of use and an integrated dynamic management of I/O prioritization to make sure critical applications perform optimally under any load condition. Read this white paper to learn more. Posted: 05 Dec 2011 \| Published: 05 Dec 2011 TOPICS: NAS \| NAS Software \| SAN \| SAN and Virtualization \| Solid State Disks \| Storage Best Practices \| Storage Capacity \| Storage Optimization

Delivering Storage Quality of Service with Oracle Pillar Axiom 600 sponsored by Oracle Corporation WHITE PAPER: The Pillar Axiom 600 system delivers business-critical, deterministic Quality of Service consistent with the business value of the application and its data. It eliminates the requirement to overbuy and under-utilize storage to buffer against application interference in a multi-tenancy shared storage system. Read this white paper to learn more. Posted: 02 Dec 2011 \| Published: 02 Dec 2011 TOPICS: NAS \| NAS Software \| Quality Control Standards \| SAN \| SAN and Virtualization \| Storage Best Practices \| Storage Capacity \| Storage Consolidation \| Storage Optimization

Web Object Scaler: Intelligent, Object-based Cloud Storage sponsored by DataDirect Networks WHITE PAPER: The DDN Web Object Scaler (WOS) is a revolutionary object-based, cloud storage system that addresses the needs of content scale-out and global distribution. Read this white paper to learn more. Posted: 01 Dec 2011 \| Published: 01 Dec 2011 TOPICS: Cloud Archive \| Cloud Backup \| Cloud Storage \| Cloud Storage Strategy \| NAS \| Private Cloud \| Scalability Testing

Enhance Virtualization With Multi-Port Server Adapters sponsored by Dell, Inc. and Intel WHITE PAPER: Intel Ethernet controllers and network adapters are optimized to meet the needs of virtualized data centers. Read this whitepaper to learn more about Multi-Port Intel Ethernet Server Adapters and how they can help you optimize server virtualization. Posted: 30 Nov 2011 \| Published: 30 Nov 2011 TOPICS: 10 Gigabit Ethernet \| Disaster Recovery \| Disaster Recovery Planning for Virtual Environments \| Ethernet Adapters \| Ethernet Networks \| NAS \| Network Infrastructure \| Network Management \| ROI \| SAN \| SAN and Virtualization \| Server Virtualization \| TCO \| Virtual Machine \| VM

Implementing a unified networking fabric in virtualized data centers sponsored by Dell, Inc. and Intel WHITE PAPER: IT organizations have the ability to simplify data center connectivity and reduce costs if they consolidate LAN, NAS, iSCI SAN, and Fibre Channel SAN traffic onto a single 10 Gigabit Ethernet wire. Posted: 29 Nov 2011 \| Published: 29 Nov 2011 TOPICS: 10 Gigabit Ethernet \| Converged Networks \| Fibre Channel \| Fibre Channel SAN \| iSCSI SAN \| LAN \| NAS \| Network Architectures \| Network Capacity \| Network Convergence \| Network Design \| Network Infrastructure \| Network Management \| Network Traffic Management \| Networking \| Networking Hardware \| VMware

Protecting Vital Business Interests with a Simplified Storage Solution sponsored by Dell, Inc. WHITE PAPER: Data growth and regulatory requirements have made backup, recovery, and archiving critical aspects of enterprise operations. Dell Services experts can assess how effectively an information infrastructure is getting the job done and deploy integrated, best-of-breed storage solutions to help ensure the safety and recoverability of critical data. Posted: 15 Nov 2011 \| Published: 15 Nov 2011 TOPICS: Backup for Virtualized Servers \| Backups \| Compliance Best Practices \| NAS \| SAN \| SAN and Virtualization \| Storage Capacity \| Storage Optimization \| Storage Provisioning \| Storage Replication

Fast Data: Are Your Seatbelts Fastened? sponsored by DataDirect Networks PRESENTATION TRANSCRIPT: Check out this presentation transcript to learn how traditional storage technologies like SAN and NAS are being turbo-charged to achieve higher performance, and how new approaches like object storage are taking over the web by achieving order-of-magnitude speed improvements with solutions like DDN’s Web Object Scaler (WOS). Posted: 15 Nov 2011 \| Published: 15 Nov 2011 TOPICS: Data Center Management \| Data Security \| Data Storage \| NAS \| ROI \| SAN \| Storage Appliances \| Storage Infrastructure \| Storage Management

Controlled Explosion sponsored by Dell, Inc. WHITE PAPER: Storing and managing ever-increasing amount of data presents a formidable business challenge. Midsized companies are particularly challenged, because they typically lack the resources to handle the deluge. You can’t stop the massivegrowth in data, but you can doa better job of managing it. Posted: 14 Nov 2011 \| Published: 14 Nov 2011 TOPICS: Cloud Storage \| Data Deduplication \| Disaster Recovery \| Disaster Recovery Planning for Virtual Environments \| iSCSI SAN \| NAS \| SAN \| SAN and Virtualization \| Storage Capacity

Storage Magazine November 2011 sponsored by SearchStorage.com EZINE: This latest issue of Storage magazine offers an in-depth exploration of the latest trends and technologies in storage today. Posted: 02 Nov 2011 \| Published: 02 Nov 2011 TOPICS: Cloud Storage \| Cloud Storage Strategy \| Hybrid clouds \| NAS \| Private Cloud \| Public Cloud \| Solid State Disks \| Storage Capacity \| Storage Virtualization \| Tape Backups

Buyer’s Checklist: Midrange Storage Systems sponsored by SearchStorage.com EZINE: Midrange storage systems account for approximately half of all storage array purchases. It’s a very crowded field, with systems boasting features that were previously only available on high-end arrays. There’s more choice than ever, so effectively matching your needs with a system’s capabilities is critical. Posted: 18 Oct 2011 \| Published: 18 Oct 2011 TOPICS: Disk Backups \| Disk Storage Systems \| NAS \| SAN and Virtualization \| Solid State Disks \| Storage Capacity \| Storage Optimization \| Storage Provisioning \| Storage Strategy for Virtual Data Centers

Minnesota Wild Names Dell Compellent SAN "Most Valuable Player" sponsored by Dell Compellent WHITE PAPER: The Minnesota Wild’s six-month old iSCSI storage solution could no longer keep up with the growing data needs of concession vendors. Read this white paper to learn how the Wild successfully implemented Fluid Data technology to solve the problem. Posted: 09 Sep 2011 \| Published: 09 Sep 2011 TOPICS: Backup for Virtualized Servers \| Capacity Planning \| Disaster Recovery \| Disaster Recovery Planning for Virtual Environments \| iSCSI SAN \| NAS \| NAS Software \| SAN \| SAN and Virtualization \| Storage for File Virtualization/NAS Virtualization \| Storage Strategy for Virtual Data Centers

Coca-Cola Quenches Thirst for Performance with IBM XIV sponsored by IBM CASE STUDY: This case study explores how Coca-Cola Bottling Co. Consolidated successfully deployed the IBM XIV Storage System—a storage solution that perfectly complements a virtualization environment through its use of a virtualized grid architecture. Posted: 05 Aug 2011 \| Published: 05 Aug 2011 TOPICS: Disaster Recovery \| Disaster Recovery Planning for Virtual Environments \| NAS \| Storage Efficiency \| Storage for Virtualized Servers \| Storage Infrastructure \| Tiered Storage \| VMware \| VMware Disaster Recovery

Info Tech: Select a Consolidated Storage Platform sponsored by Dell Compellent WHITE PAPER: Consolidated network storage is a strategic enabler that forms the foundation for server consolidation and a unified approach to data and system availability and recovery. It also increases efficient use of storage resources through the elimination of waste and effort duplication. Read on to learn more. Posted: 02 Aug 2011 \| Published: 02 Aug 2011 TOPICS: Data Storage \| NAS \| Private Cloud \| SAN \| Server Consolidation \| Server Virtualization \| Storage Consolidation \| Storage Infrastructure \| Storage Management

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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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