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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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NAS clustering: What it is and how it's being used
Find out about the different meanings of the term NAS clustering, how it's being used for scalability, its limitations and how it differs from file virtualization. FAQ
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NFS alternative meets Los Alamos National Laboratory's high-performance computing needs
Los Alamos National Laboratory uses IBM's GPFS, Lustre, and Panasas' ActiveStor and DirectFlow as alternative to NFS while testing the parallel NFS (pNFS) specification for high-performance computing needs. Case Study
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Thin provisioning brings utilization and capacity benefits to data storage, but with a caveat
Thin provisioning can deliver capacity and utilization benefits to enterprise data storage environments, but it's been hobbled by concerns over capacity allocation overload and sluggish support from major vendors. Tutorial
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Data management issues in UK organizations
Read our case studies and find out how your peers are coping with server virtualisation projects, email archiving, storage-area network (SAN) implementations and data migration. Special Report
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Podcast: How file virtualization can benefit your storage infrastructure
Taneja Group's Jeff Boles discusses file virtualization technologies, how file virtualization affects replication or migration, and which products enable file virtualization. FAQ
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NAS virtualization explained
NAS virtualization can refer to the ability to virtualise multiple NAS heads into a single virtualised file system or the ability to spawn multiple virtual file servers within a physical file server. Either way, performing NAS virtualisation via a vi... NAS virtualization explai
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What is file virtualization and how does it differ from block or storage virtualization or from glob
There's a lot of confusion around file virtualization, and virtualization in general, because... FAQ
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Synology releases new DiskStation NAS Server
Synology announces newest addition to DiskStation NAS Server lineup, DiskStation DS1512+, promising faster read and writes, and greater scalability. News | 01 Mar 2012
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EMC Isilon aims to make Hadoop storage ready for enterprise
EMC Isilon wants to make Hadoop storage an enterprise play; the company's latest release natively supports HDFS on Isilon’s OneFS OS. News | 31 Jan 2012
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AutoVirt’s demise another blow to file virtualization
AutoVirt is the latest file virtualization vendor to close its doors, raising more questions about the technology’s viability as a standalone product. News | 12 Jan 2012
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F5 looks to bring ARX NAS virtualization, file migration to smaller organizations
F5 adds midrange and entry-level ARX devices as it attempts to bring NAS virtualization and file migration to organizations besides large enterprises. News | 11 Jul 2011
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AutoVirt adds tool to help data migration projects
AutoVirt adds an assessment tool to its file virtualization software to offer visibility into files and avoid stumbling blocks with data migration projects. Article | 28 Feb 2011
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F5 Networks incorporates ARX file virtualization into cloud storage
F5 Networks adds file virtualization software to move file, object storage to cloud; launches virtual appliance and open file services API for ARX platform. Article | 06 Dec 2010
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File-system virtualization options to help reduce unstructured data growth
This tip provides a sampling of file-system virtualization products and information about the features that various vendors offer to help you with unstructured data growth. Article | 16 Nov 2010
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Isilon OneFS adds tiering, analytics to scale-out NAS operating system
Following launches of solid-state, transactional data and archiving storage systems, Isilon OneFS makes it easier to store data across tiers and improves analytics. Article | 30 Jun 2010
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Tiered storage alive and well, even for NetApp customers
NetApp CEO predicts flash SSDs and SATA hard disk drives will make tiered storage a thing of the past, but NetApp customers manage growth with inventive tiered storage architectures that include heterogeneous storage and file virtualization. Article | 17 May 2010
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What ever happened to file virtualization?
File virtualization was once seen as the cure-all for NAS sprawl, but hasn't caught on in that capacity. Is the market in transition, possibly to the cloud, or in decline? Article | 18 Mar 2010
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File virtualization software choices to eliminate file server sprawl
File server sprawl is a common problem affecting many SMBs. Learn about how to solve this problem with file virtualization software. Tip
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File-system virtualization options to help reduce unstructured data growth
This tip provides a sampling of file-system virtualization products and information about the features that various vendors offer to help you with unstructured data growth. Tip
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File virtualization strategies for managing unstructured data
File virtualization approaches vary depending on your IT infrastructure and how much unstructured data is managed. Learn four ways to virtualize file access. Tip
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File virtualization can contain file storage growth in NAS systems
Learn how file virtualization can alleviate rapid file storage growth in NAS systems. We discuss shared-path and split-path file virtualization products and their advantages and disadvantages. Tip
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Network-attached storage clusters for virtualized environments
Learn about the network considerations for NAS clusters in a virtualized environment, and whether a build or buy approach is right for your organization Tip
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Top 5 NAS tips of 2007
Here are the top 5 NAS tips of 2007, based on our readers' interest. This list covers topics such as file virtualization, NAS aggregators and more. Tip
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Choosing a file virtualization appliance
Five items to consider before you select and implement a file virtualization appliance. Tip
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Manage heterogeneous NAS devices with virtualization
NAS virtualization is emerging to solve issues that have cropped up as NAS has moved into enterprise environments. Learn what NAS virtualization is, its potential benefits and what you need to consider when implementing NAS virtualization. Tip
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Network-attached storage (NAS) basics for UK data storage managers
Learn the basics of network-attached storage (NAS), the differences between NAS and storage-area network (SAN) products, and get an overview of today's NAS market. Podcast
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Synology releases new DiskStation NAS Server
Synology announces newest addition to DiskStation NAS Server lineup, DiskStation DS1512+, promising faster read and writes, and greater scalability. News
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EMC Isilon aims to make Hadoop storage ready for enterprise
EMC Isilon wants to make Hadoop storage an enterprise play; the company's latest release natively supports HDFS on Isilon’s OneFS OS. News
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AutoVirt’s demise another blow to file virtualization
AutoVirt is the latest file virtualization vendor to close its doors, raising more questions about the technology’s viability as a standalone product. News
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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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F5 looks to bring ARX NAS virtualization, file migration to smaller organizations
F5 adds midrange and entry-level ARX devices as it attempts to bring NAS virtualization and file migration to organizations besides large enterprises. News
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AutoVirt adds tool to help data migration projects
AutoVirt adds an assessment tool to its file virtualization software to offer visibility into files and avoid stumbling blocks with data migration projects. Article
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File virtualization software choices to eliminate file server sprawl
File server sprawl is a common problem affecting many SMBs. Learn about how to solve this problem with file virtualization software. Tip
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F5 Networks incorporates ARX file virtualization into cloud storage
F5 Networks adds file virtualization software to move file, object storage to cloud; launches virtual appliance and open file services API for ARX platform. Article
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About NAS or file virtualisation
File virtualization addresses the problem of NAS sprawl -- the proliferation of NAS appliances and file servers. Find resources related to file or NAS virtualization on this topic page.