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The present NAS market: What does it hold for the future?
This Essential Guide examines the NAS market to see what type of NAS is right for you and how that will change in the coming years. Tutorial
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Options in small-business storage for server virtualisation
SMBs moving to virtualised servers need shared storage to support a new, dynamic environment. We survey the key file- and block-level options in small-business storage. Feature
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Product roundup: Scale-out NAS meets unstructured data challenge
Scale-out NAS is the ideal response to the needs of unstructured data. We survey the scale-out NAS market and see how different vendors are implementing the technology. Feature
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NAS options: Pros and cons of scale-out and scale-up
When considering your NAS options, take a look at the pros and cons of traditional scale-up vs. scale-out systems for storing file data. Feature
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NAS technologies: Vendor landscape
An overview of NAS technologies to help organizations make the decision between scale-up and scale-out network-attached storage. Feature
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Scale-up vs. scale-out network-attached storage
An overview of use cases and products to help organizations make the decision between scale-up and scale-out network-attached storage. Tutorial
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SMB NAS product survey: Non-scale-out/clustered NAS still fills a need
Traditional/non-scale-out NAS still fills a need for SMB NAS use, despite the rise of clustered alternatives, although product categories are becoming blurred with block access. Feature
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Unified storage systems cut costs and management pain for UK users
Unified storage systems combine support for Fibre Channel, iSCSI, NFS and CIFS protocols in the same hardware to cut down cost and management overheads for UK users. Feature
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NetGear ReadyNAS review: A look at the ReadyNAS 2100
This NetGear ReadyNAS review takes an in-depth look at the ReadyNAS 2100. Learn about the ReadyNAS 2100 features, setup and configurations to determine if it's right for your environment. Review
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Small business NAS systems are becoming more enterprise-like
Small business NAS systems are popping up with more enterprise-like NAS features. Find out what features to look for when choosing a small NAS system and why these NAS systems look like they belong in the enterprise. FAQ
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Coraid launches ZFS NAS, again
Two years after scrapping plans for a ZFS NAS appliance because of legal reasons, Coraid licenses ZFS from Oracle for its ZX3000 server. News | 17 Jul 2012
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Thecus, McAfee partner on NAS device
Thecus Technology Corp. and McAfee announced a partnership this week. News | 20 Apr 2012
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SGI adopts hybrid storage for clustered NAS
SGI NAS uses hybrid storage with DRAM, solid-state drives and hard drives, ZFS, and SGI caching and management software in scale-out clusters. News | 11 Apr 2012
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Avere Systems gives NAS acceleration devices an edge
Avere Systems upgrades NAS acceleration software, adding more control over namespace and asynchronous replication for the cloud. News | 28 Mar 2012
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Nexsan spins its own NAS array, the E5000 platform
Nexsan Corp. comes up with its own NAS array, the E5000, with support for tiering software and solid-state caching to boost performance. News | 09 Aug 2011
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Dell turns EqualLogic into multiprotocol storage with clustered NAS
Dell adds Exanet file system into EqualLogic iSCSI SAN through new FS7500 appliance that turns EqualLogic into multiprotocol storage but requires adding a separate box. News | 07 Jun 2011
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HP upgrades EVA midrange SAN array, launches virtualization bundles
HP launches long-awaited EVA midrange SAN array upgrade; adds integrated storage-server-networking stacks to take on EMC Vblock; rolls out new Windows-based NAS. News | 06 Jun 2011
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Iomega’s PX Series SMB NAS devices support SSDs, 3 TB drives
Iomega released its PX Series of desktop and rackmount SMB NAS devices with SSD support, swappable drives, trusted domains, and server virtualization platform certification. News | 04 May 2011
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Avere adds global namespace to NAS accelerator appliances
Global namespace in the Avere Operating System 2.0 for its FXT Series lets customers facilitate end-to-end management of unstructured data across NAS filers News | 15 Mar 2011
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Promise delivers cloud storage backup with SMB multiprotocol system
Promise Technology emphasizes data protection with its new SMB multiprotocol NAS and iSCSI storage system, including a cloud backup option and bundled backup software. News | 28 Feb 2011
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Scale-out network-attached storage: Options in today’s market
Scale-out NAS systems are gaining interest due to rapid growth of file data and “big data” analytics. Here’s a look at the scale-out NAS vendors in the market and their products. Tip
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Scale-out network-attached storage: What you need to know
Scale-out NAS is replacing traditional network-attached storage. In this guide, you’ll find out how to stay ahead of this emerging technology trend. Tip
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Unified storage plays important role in data storage environments
Find out how unified storage works, benefits of the technology, possible challenges with a unified storage architecture and the future of unified networking Tip
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NAS appliance purchasing tips: A network-attached storage guide
Learn everything you need to know about buying a NAS appliance, NAS vendors and what to look for in a NAS product. Tip
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Adding a NAS device to your data storage environment: A checklist for smaller businesses
Determine whether or not you need a NAS device for your SMB environment by asking yourself these six questions. Tip
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Network attached storage (NAS) basics
Network storage traditionally resided on hard disks in individual servers. There were two problems with this approach: Servers only hold a limited number of disks and network traffic to the server could easily form a bottleneck. Network attached stor... Tip
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Don't let NAS consolidation impair performance
Learn how to avoid some common NAS upgrade mistakes. Tip
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Choosing a low-end NAS product
Many low-end NAS products are designed for personal or home office use. However, there are some products on the market suitable for certain SMB or enterprise-level applications. Learn what you need to consider before deploying a low-end NAS product. Tip
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How to choose and implement a NAS aggregator
Rick Cook details network-attached storage (NAS) aggregator basics, suggests things to consider before implementing a NAS aggregator, and outlines the major players in the market. Tip
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Scale capacity with clustered NAS gateways
Jerome Wendt explains what clustered NAS gateways are, how they work and compares various products on the market today. Tip
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Can I use a PC server as a NAS device?
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Connecting a hard drive to NAS
Our NAS expert Randy Kerns answers this question, posed by one of our readers: "How would I take an ordinary hard drive and create a network attached storage (NAS) hard drive instead of buying an external hard drive?" Ask the Expert
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NICs in NAS systems
NAS expert Randy Kerns answers the question: "Is it typical, when using a NAS appliance, that a host/server would have 2xNICs installed?" Ask the Expert
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NAS vs. DAS
NAS expert Randy Kerns offers advice to a SearchStorage.com reader who is considering whether to use NAS or DAS. Ask the Expert
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NAS appliance vs. homegrown file server
NAS expert Randy Kerns outlines why he believes purchasing a vendor offering of a NAS product has advantages over rolling your own file server. Ask the Expert
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Desktop NAS: What it is and what it’s good for
Desktop NAS provides bulk storage with basic RAID protection for small and branch offices, but what are its limitations, and can it be used for backup and primary data? FAQ
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The present NAS market: What does it hold for the future?
This Essential Guide examines the NAS market to see what type of NAS is right for you and how that will change in the coming years. Tutorial
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Coraid launches ZFS NAS, again
Two years after scrapping plans for a ZFS NAS appliance because of legal reasons, Coraid licenses ZFS from Oracle for its ZX3000 server. News
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Options in small-business storage for server virtualisation
SMBs moving to virtualised servers need shared storage to support a new, dynamic environment. We survey the key file- and block-level options in small-business storage. Feature
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Thecus, McAfee partner on NAS device
Thecus Technology Corp. and McAfee announced a partnership this week. News
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SGI adopts hybrid storage for clustered NAS
SGI NAS uses hybrid storage with DRAM, solid-state drives and hard drives, ZFS, and SGI caching and management software in scale-out clusters. News
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Avere Systems gives NAS acceleration devices an edge
Avere Systems upgrades NAS acceleration software, adding more control over namespace and asynchronous replication for the cloud. News
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Scale-out network-attached storage: Options in today’s market
Scale-out NAS systems are gaining interest due to rapid growth of file data and “big data” analytics. Here’s a look at the scale-out NAS vendors in the market and their products. Tip
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Scale-out network-attached storage: What you need to know
Scale-out NAS is replacing traditional network-attached storage. In this guide, you’ll find out how to stay ahead of this emerging technology trend. Tip
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Product roundup: Scale-out NAS meets unstructured data challenge
Scale-out NAS is the ideal response to the needs of unstructured data. We survey the scale-out NAS market and see how different vendors are implementing the technology. Feature
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NAS options: Pros and cons of scale-out and scale-up
When considering your NAS options, take a look at the pros and cons of traditional scale-up vs. scale-out systems for storing file data. Feature
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About NAS hardware
NAS appliances bring simplicity to file management and network storage. NAS appliances include their own dedicated disks for storage and RAID. NAS appliances can be upgraded with more or larger disks for additional storage space. It's easy to add NAS appliances to the storage environment, so easy that NAS sprawl may become a problem.