Clustered network-attached storage (clustered NAS) uses a distributed file system that runs concurrently on multiple nodes or servers. Unlike traditional NAS, clustered NAS stripes data and metadata across storage nodes and subsystems. Clustering also provides access to all files from any of the clustered nodes regardless of the physical location of the file. But how do you determine which clustered NAS system is right for you? Here are the questions you need to ask when evaluating your own data storage requirements along with the latest offerings from vendors.
Showing posts with label scalable NAS. Show all posts
Showing posts with label scalable NAS. Show all posts
Tuesday, August 17, 2010
Clustered NAS: How to choose the right clustered NAS system
Thursday, April 1, 2010
NAS management improves with scale-out NAS, file virtualization and cloud storage services
Network-attached storage (NAS) has many benefits for storing and managing files, and is becoming increasingly important as unstructured data outgrows structured data across large and small organizations. But NAS management gets complicated as the number of devices increases, resulting in what has become known as "NAS sprawl." Jeff Boles, senior analyst and director, validation services at Hopkinton, Mass.-based Taneja Group, discusses how NAS sprawl occurs and how it can be curbed through scale-out NAS, management tools, file virtualization and cloud storage services.
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