First came Fibre Channel, then iSCSI. Now, for the increasingly popular idea of using a network to connect storage to servers, there's a third option called ATA over Ethernet.
With industry analysts predicting an annual growth rate of 50 to 150 percent for corporate data, it is a safe bet that the majority of businesses will require additional storage. What are SANs and how can they assist?
Is your network ready for the newest storage architectures? Here are the solutions to consider when SAN and NAS converge.
We review four network attached storage (NAS) appliances designed to ease the storage load on your servers and the workload on your admins.
Storage area networks and network attached storage are not necessarily rival technologies, and may even complement each other or merge into a single technology in the future.
We test and compare NAS devices designed to suit a specific set of medium-enterprise requirements.
With industry analysts predicting an annual growth rate of 50 to 150 percent for corporate data, it is a safe bet that the majority of businesses will require additional storage. What are SANs and how can they assist?
Is your network ready for the newest storage architectures? Here are the solutions to consider when SAN and NAS converge.
SAN and NAS are getting together for more efficient data storage.
The last year has seen prices tumble for network attached storage. We look at four of the best options to get some more storage on your network.
One of the cheapest network storage units on the market, the Netgear Stora comes with lots of features and with minimal hassle.
The QNAP TS-509 Pro comes highly recommended it's a flexible NAS with an interface that's gaining usability as time goes on.
The Synology DS209 is an excellent little unit, with a more complex than necessary set up routine. Still for those looking for a highly featured, high performing NAS with an easy to use and flashy menu, it's certainly a compelling choice.
The N7700 is one heck of a NAS box if you need something to take seven drives and have nowhere to put a rack mount unit.
Although it's expensive and requires networking experience to use, the Synology DS209+ offers excellent throughput and nearly all the features you're likely to need in a small-business NAS server.
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