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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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Managing data storage efficiently in Oracle environments sponsored by EMC Corporation EGUIDE: Read this SearchOracle.com E-Guide to understand how storage is allocated and 20 ways you can maximize storage in your Oracle environment. Furthermore, get tips on how to create an effective data retention policy. Learn what data is necessary to keep and what data should be purged. Posted: 02 Dec 2009 \| Published: 02 Dec 2009 TOPICS: DAS \| Data Management \| Data Replication \| Data Storage \| NAS \| Oracle (Product) \| Storage Best Practices \| Storage Management \| Storage Resource Management \| Storage Spending

Presentation Transcript: High-performance NAS sponsored by BlueArc Corp. PRESENTATION TRANSCRIPT: This presentation transcript reviews current NAS trends including high-availability clustered storage to address growing storage needs and today's media-rich file environments and more. Posted: 23 Nov 2009 \| Published: 23 Nov 2009 TOPICS: NAS \| NAS Software \| SAN \| Storage Management \| Storage Resource Management \| Storage Virtualization \| VMware

Intelligent Tiered Storage: Focus on Hitachi Data Systems sponsored by Hitachi Data Systems WHITE PAPER: Implementing different tiers of storage is very common. But mplementing an Intelligent Tiered Storage environment is still the exception than the rule. Hitachi Data Systems provides best-in-class Intelligent Tiered Storage through its storage management software, storage virtualization solutions, digital archiving, NAS, and VTL offerings. Posted: 18 Nov 2009 \| Published: 18 Nov 2009 TOPICS: NAS \| NAS Software \| Storage Management \| Storage Resource Management \| Storage Resource Management Software \| Storage Virtualization \| Storage Virtualization Software \| Tiered Storage \| Virtual Tape Libraries

Disk-based data backup and recovery for SMBs (Podcast) sponsored by Zenith Infotech PODCAST: As storage capacity needs grow in SMBs, disk is increasingly being used as a backup storage target. In this FAQ, Executive Editor and Independent Backup Expert W. Curtis Preston, discusses the role of disk-based backup in the SMB space. Posted: 17 Nov 2009 \| Premiered: 17 Nov 2009 TOPICS: NAS \| Storage Capacity \| Storage Management \| Storage Resource Management \| Storage Virtualization \| Tape Backups \| Tape Libraries

Deploying Oracle® Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition on Sun Systems sponsored by Sun Microsystems, Inc. WHITE PAPER: This paper describes an enterprise deployment architecture for Oracle™ Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition using Sun servers running the Solaris™ Operating System and Sun™ Storage 7000 Unified Storage systems. Posted: 16 Nov 2009 \| Published: 16 Nov 2009 TOPICS: Business Intelligence Software \| Business Performance Management \| Enterprise Applications Software \| High Availability \| NAS \| Oracle (Product) \| Server Hardware \| Storage Hardware \| Systems Implementation

F5 Storage Cost Savings Calculator sponsored by F5 Networks UK ASSESSMENT TOOL: Use this calculator to determine the potential storage cost savings your company could realize by implementing the F5 ARX solution. Just answer a few simple questions about your environment to get a three-year savings analysis. Make sure you review the Case Studies to learn how other companies have reduced their storage costs by 50% or more. Posted: 06 Nov 2009 \| Published: 06 Nov 2009 TOPICS: NAS \| Storage Best Practices \| Storage Capacity \| Storage Infrastructure \| Storage Management \| Storage Resource Management \| Storage Spending \| Storage Standards \| Storage Systems \| Tiered Storage \| Virtual Tape Libraries

Presentation Transcript: File Virtualization Explained sponsored by F5 Networks UK PRESENTATION TRANSCRIPT: At its most basic, file virtualization is about separating file data from restrictions in how it is accessed and manipulated. It can also ease things when it comes to migrating those storage systems. Read this presentation transcript to find out more about file virtualization. Posted: 06 Nov 2009 \| Published: 06 Nov 2009 TOPICS: File Server Software \| NAS \| SAN \| Storage Appliances \| Storage Best Practices \| Storage Capacity \| Storage Virtualization \| Storage Virtualization Software \| Structured Data

High Performance NAS sponsored by BlueArc Corp. WHITE PAPER: Read this special report that reviews current NAS trends including high-availability clustered storage to address growing storage needs and today's media-rich file environments and more. Posted: 05 Nov 2009 \| Published: 05 Nov 2009 TOPICS: 10 Gigabit Ethernet \| High Availability \| NAS \| NAS Software \| SAN \| Storage Infrastructure \| Storage Management \| Storage Management Software \| Storage Virtualization \| VMware

Essential Guide To Storage Networking sponsored by Double-Take Software EGUIDE: In this e-guide, storage networking experts and technologists spotlight the advancements that will have the most significant impact in storage networking to help you prepare for the future. Posted: 19 Oct 2009 \| Published: 19 Oct 2009 TOPICS: Backup Server Hardware \| Backup Software \| Backups \| NAS \| NAS Software \| SAN \| Storage Best Practices \| Storage Management \| Storage Resource Management \| Storage Virtualization

File Virtualization Explained sponsored by F5 Networks PRESENTATION TRANSCRIPT: At its most basic, file virtualization is about separating file data from restrictions in how it is accessed and manipulated. It can also ease things when it comes to migrating those storage systems. Read this presentation transcript to find out more about file virtualization. Posted: 16 Oct 2009 \| Published: 16 Oct 2009 TOPICS: File Server Software \| NAS \| SAN \| Storage Appliances \| Storage Best Practices \| Storage Capacity \| Storage Virtualization \| Storage Virtualization Software \| Structured Data

Storage Magazine October 2009: Guide to Snapshot Technologies sponsored by SearchStorage.com EGUIDE: The October 2009 edition of Storage Magazine Online focuses on snapshot technologies. Snapshots offer backup managers the ability to reduce RTOs and RPOs, but one size doesn’t fit all. Storage expert Marc Staimer explains how to evaluate and choose the best approach for your environment. Posted: 16 Oct 2009 \| Published: 16 Oct 2009 TOPICS: Backups \| Cloud Computing \| Data Recovery \| Disaster Recovery \| Email Archiving \| NAS \| RPO \| RTO \| Storage Best Practices

HP StorageWorks SAN Virtualisation Services Platform: Simplifying Heterogeneous Storage Virtualisation sponsored by Hewlett-Packard Company WHITE PAPER: This report documents the results of ESG Lab testing of the HP StorageWorks SAN Virtualization Services Platform (SVSP). The enhanced high availability and disaster recovery capabilities of asynchronous remote mirroring are also presented. Posted: 14 Oct 2009 \| Published: 14 Oct 2009 TOPICS: NAS \| NAS Software \| SAN \| Storage Best Practices \| Storage Capacity \| Storage Management \| Storage Virtualization \| Storage Virtualization Software

Intel-Powered Dell Server Solutions for PartnerDirect Partners sponsored by Dell, Inc. and Intel PRODUCT OVERVIEW: In recent years, server technology has taken an enormous leap forward, thanks to the incredible advances from Dell's engineering teams and Intel's introduction and evolution of Xeon® processors. No matter what IT challenges you are helping your customers to solve, you'll find the answer with Dell and Intel. Posted: 07 Oct 2009 \| Published: 07 Oct 2009 TOPICS: Blade Servers \| Data Center Management \| NAS \| SAN \| Server Hardware \| Server Virtualization \| Storage Hardware \| Tower Servers

Key Considerations For Online Backup sponsored by 3X Systems EGUIDE: This E-Guide will highlight the key considerations to be aware of when evaluating online backup solutions and will also highlight critical questions to ask vendors. Posted: 30 Sep 2009 \| Published: 30 Sep 2009 TOPICS: Business Continuity Planning \| Business Continuity Planning Software \| Continuous Data Protection \| NAS \| Online Backup Software \| Online Backups \| SAN \| SMBs \| Storage Architectures \| Storage Industry \| Storage Management \| Storage Resource Management \| Storage Virtualization

Storage Virtualization with the HP StorageWorks sponsored by Hewlett-Packard Company WHITE PAPER: The most powerful application of virtualization today is at the storage system level. With the HP StorageWorks Enterprise Virtual Array and HP StorageWorks SAN Virtualization Services platform, organizations can take advantage of the many benefits of virtualization with a solution designed specifically for open systems. Posted: 24 Sep 2009 \| Published: 24 Sep 2009 TOPICS: NAS \| RAID \| SAN \| Server Virtualization \| Storage Architectures \| Storage Systems \| Storage Virtualization \| Storage Virtualization Software

E-Guide: An Overview of Scale-Out Network Attached Storage sponsored by Hewlett-Packard Company WHITE PAPER: This SearchStorage.com E-Guide provides an overview of the benefits of Scale-out storage and includes guidance on how to create an RFP when you are ready to invest in a NAS system. Posted: 23 Sep 2009 \| Published: 23 Sep 2009 TOPICS: Backups \| NAS \| NAS Software \| RAID \| Storage Infrastructure \| Storage Management \| Storage Resource Management \| Storage Virtualization

Virtualize Your End-to-End IT infrastructure and Reduce OpEx and CapEx sponsored by Hewlett-Packard Company WHITE PAPER: Many companies that have deployed server virtualization are still struggling with massive data growth, rising storage maintenance cost, and underutilized storage assets from a multitude of vendors. A virtual storage infrastructure from HP can double your capacity utilization and cut management costs in half. Posted: 23 Sep 2009 \| Published: 23 Sep 2009 TOPICS: NAS \| NAS Software \| RAID \| SAN \| Storage Architectures \| Storage Management \| Storage Standards \| Storage Virtualization

Storage Cost Savings Calculator sponsored by F5 Networks ASSESSMENT TOOL: Use this calculator to determine the potential storage cost savings your company could realize by implementing the F5 ARX solution. Just answer a few simple questions about your environment to get a three-year savings analysis. Make sure you review the Case Studies to learn how other companies have reduced their storage costs by 50% or more. Posted: 17 Sep 2009 \| Published: 17 Sep 2009 TOPICS: NAS \| Storage Best Practices \| Storage Capacity \| Storage Infrastructure \| Storage Management \| Storage Resource Management \| Storage Spending \| Storage Standards \| Storage Systems \| Tiered Storage \| Virtual Tape Libraries

HP StorageWork EFS Clustered Gateway sponsored by Hewlett-Packard Company WEBCAST: In this webcast, learn how the HP StorageWorks Enterprise File Services Clustered Gateway, a mid-range NAS file server gateway, allows you to scale your file serving performance in a near linear fashion. Posted: 17 Sep 2009 \| Premiered: 17 Sep 2009 TOPICS: Cluster Management \| Cluster Software \| Clustering \| File Server Software \| NAS \| Storage Management \| Storage Resource Management \| Storage Virtualization

Presentation Transcript: Network Attached Storage sponsored by Dell, Inc. PRESENTATION TRANSCRIPT: Because network attached storage (NAS) is file-based (rather than block-based) storage, it is particularly suited for storing the types of unstructured, file-based data that is a challenge for many storage pros today. This FAQ Presentation Transcript answers key questions about NAS advantages and implementations. Posted: 14 Sep 2009 \| Published: 14 Sep 2009 TOPICS: Business Continuity Planning \| Data Management \| Disk Backups \| NAS \| Storage Architectures \| Storage Best Practices \| Storage Capacity \| Storage Infrastructure \| Storage Management \| Storage Management Software

Presentation Transcript: Clustered Storage - From SMB, to Scientific, to Social Networking and Web 2.0 sponsored by Sun Microsystems, Inc. PRESENTATION TRANSCRIPT: This Presentation Transcript breaks down the truth about clustered storage and answers some of the most important questions surrounding the subject. Find out more today. Posted: 11 Sep 2009 \| Published: 11 Sep 2009 TOPICS: Cluster Management \| Clustering \| Fibre Channel \| iSCSI Protocol \| NAS \| Storage Management

Building High-performance, Highly Available IP Storage Networks with HP SAN/iQ Software sponsored by Hewlett-Packard Company WHITE PAPER: If you’re an administrator who’s planning to build a high performance, highly available IP network using HP SAN/iQ Software, you should read this document in its entirety. You’ll find important configuration guidelines, best practices, and frequently asked questions that will help you to accelerate a successful deployment. Posted: 27 Aug 2009 \| Published: 27 Aug 2009 TOPICS: Cluster Management \| Clustering \| iSCSI Protocol \| iSCSI SAN \| NAS \| SAN \| Storage Best Practices \| Storage Management \| Storage Resource Management \| Storage Virtualization

Matching Server Virtualization with Advanced Storage Virtualization sponsored by Hewlett-Packard Company WHITE PAPER: The white paper explains the benefits of matching server virtualization with advanced storage virtualization using HP LeftHand SAN and VMware Infrastructure. Posted: 26 Aug 2009 \| Published: 26 Aug 2009 TOPICS: Data Management \| NAS \| RAID \| SAN \| Storage Management \| Storage Resource Management \| Storage Virtualization \| VMware

Storage Systems & Storage Management Track: New Developments in Scale-out vs. Scale-up Data Storage sponsored by 3PAR PRESENTATION TRANSCRIPT: In this presentation transcript, Brian Greenberg, President and CEO, General System Dynamics, explores the distinctions between scale-out and scale-up systems, major use cases for this technology and an assessment of new scale-out/clustered storage systems from major vendors. Posted: 18 Aug 2009 \| Published: 18 Aug 2009 TOPICS: Cloud Computing \| Cluster Management \| Clustering \| DAS \| Disk Storage Systems \| NAS \| SAN \| Storage Best Practices \| Storage Standards

Storage Systems & Storage Management Track: The Truth about Virtualizing Storage sponsored by 3PAR PRESENTATION TRANSCRIPT: In this presentation transcript, Marc Staimer, Founder and CDS, Dragon Slayer Consulting, will explain the practical benefits of storage virtualization, including how to assess your environment to determine the cost-effectiveness of virtualization. Posted: 18 Aug 2009 \| Published: 18 Aug 2009 TOPICS: Cluster Management \| Clustering \| IP Networks \| NAS \| SAN \| Storage Architectures \| Storage Consolidation \| Storage Infrastructure \| Storage Management \| Storage Virtualization

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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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