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NAS appliance purchase considerations

  • News
  • Date: 10 August 2007
NAS appliances are frequently touted for bringing convenience and simplicity to network storage. Appliances include their own dedicated disks for storage and RAID, and most NAS appliances can be upgraded with more or larger disks for additional storage space. However, NAS appliances do pose some disadvantages. Consequently, the choice of NAS appliance requires careful evaluation. Now that you've reviewed the essential issues involved in any NAS product, this guide focuses on specific considerations for dedicated NAS appliances. You'll also find a series of specifications to help make on-the-spot product comparisons between vendors.

NAS appliance specifications

  • News
  • Date: 09 August 2007
NAS appliances are noted for their convenience, offering dedicated internal storage that is relatively straightforward to identify and manage. The biggest issue for NAS appliances is avoiding network bottlenecks and supporting expansion without having to proliferate additional appliances across the network. The product snapshots in this chapter highlight key specifications for a cross section of major NAS appliance products.

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VMware tweaks virtualisation backup option

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Symantec profits down, EMC stocks slip

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Nas FAQ guide: integration with different storage protocols

  • In Depth
  • Date: 26 July 2007
Some vendors do it already but it could be tomorrow's thing

EMC reports Clariion surge, data archiving slump

EMC's revenues are up this quarter, attributed in part to a big boost in Clariion sales, but CEO Joe Tucci is critical of the company's execution in data archiving.

LeftHand refreshes iSCSI SAN software

Version 7.0 of LeftHand's iSCSI SAN software contains dozens of new features, including support for four-way replication and brushed-up thin provisioning.

Nas a step closer for Compellent

Compellent has switched from a partnership with OnStor to its own branded Nas gateway for file access to its San, but some users are waiting on deeper integration.
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