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NAS

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ALSO CALLED: Storage Network and Network Attached Storage
DEFINITION: Network-attached storage (NAS) is hard disk storage that is set up with its own network address rather than being attached to the department computer that is serving applications to a network's workstation users. By removing storage access and its management from the department server, both application programming and files can be served faster because they are not competing for the same  … 
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Recent Vendor Reports on NAS
Meeting the Top Backup Challenges in Small and Medium Business Environments
sponsored by Symantec Corporation
WHITE PAPER: In this Solution Profile, we'll summarize what we see as the top six challenges SMBs need to consider as they craft comprehensive data and system protection solutions, pointing out the technologies that can be used to address them.
Posted: 09 Jan 2009 | Published: 09 Jan 2009
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TOPICS:  DAS | Disaster Recovery | NAS | RPO | RTO | SAN | SMBs

Ocarina2400: High-Performance Ocarina ECOsystem Appliance
sponsored by Ocarina Networks
PRODUCT LITERATURE: The Ocarina 2400 Storage Optimizer is a high-performance Ocarina ECOsystem appliance that delivers the unique Ocarina content-aware compression and deduplication solution.
Posted: 07 Jan 2009 | Published: 07 Jan 2009
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Everything You Need to Know about Storage Virtualization
sponsored by Datalink and Hitachi Data Systems
WHITE PAPER: In this paper, Stephen Foskett discusses the pros and cons of storage virtualization and explains in detail how and why even the simplest storage systems qualifies as virtualization.
Posted: 07 Jan 2009 | Published: 07 Jan 2009
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Storage Economics Podcast: Ideas and Tactics to Reduce Storage Total Cost of Ownership
sponsored by Hitachi Data Systems
PODCAST: David Merrill, Chief Storage Economist at Hitachi Data Systems, discusses concepts and principles around storage TCO, ideas and tactics to reduce the cost of your storage architecture, and what the analysts are saying about storage...
Posted: 29 Dec 2008 | Premiered: 24 Dec 2008
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Clustered Storage
sponsored by Isilon Systems
PRESENTATION TRANSCRIPT: In this document you will learn about Clustered Storage and how Clustered Storage is useful for server and storage consolidation without introducing bottlenecks or excessive energy consumption while enabling modular growth.
Posted: 23 Dec 2008 | Published: 23 Dec 2008
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eGuide: Hyper-V - What You Need to Know before Getting Started
sponsored by Dell and Microsoft
EGUIDE: In this E-Guide learn how Microsoft Hyper-V fits into the server virtualization landscape, with insight on exactly what Hyper-V has to offer, and analysis of how the Microsoft technology stacks up against the competition.
Posted: 17 Dec 2008 | Published: 17 Dec 2008
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eGuide: Hyper-V - Microsoft's Approach to Server Virtualization
sponsored by Dell and Microsoft
EGUIDE: In this informative E-Guide learn specifically how Hyper-V is designed to meet high availability requirements, how this technology is being used at the hardware level, role of a 64-bit operating system with virtualization and more.
Posted: 17 Dec 2008 | Published: 17 Dec 2008
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The Benefits of Running VMware VI3 on Cisco MDS Optimized SAN
sponsored by Cisco Systems, Inc.
WHITE PAPER: Read this Cisco MDS and VMware Joint whitepaper that describes the innovative approach to support an end-to-end virtualized SAN environment that is flexible, scalable, and mobile.
Posted: 17 Dec 2008 | Published: 17 Dec 2008
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Reducing Storage Costs in a Virtual Server Environment
sponsored by Forsythe Technology Inc.
WHITE PAPER: This paper highlights server virtualization and shows solutions for dramatically improving the efficiency of backup applications.
Posted: 17 Dec 2008 | Published: 17 Dec 2008
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Online PC Backup: Key Criteria in Selecting an Enterprise Solution
sponsored by Iron Mountain Digital
WHITE PAPER: This paper looks at the need for laptop and desktop data protection and, based upon recent IDC research, the key requirements firms should consider in evaluating enterprise-level online PC backup solutions.
Posted: 15 Dec 2008 | Published: 15 Dec 2008
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How Today's Enterprise Is Getting More out of Less with Content-Aware Compression and Dedupe for Online Storage
sponsored by Ocarina Networks
PRESENTATION TRANSCRIPT: In this document Carter George talks about some key trends that are happening in the storage world that fortuitously are going to allow doing more requests just at the time when everybody needs that.
Posted: 12 Dec 2008 | Published: 11 Dec 2008
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Sun Storage 7000 Video
sponsored by Sun Microsystems, Inc.
WEBCAST: Discover how the Sun Storage 7000 can radically simplify your storage, improving performance and cutting costs.
Posted: 10 Dec 2008 | Premiered: Available On Demand
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IDC Technology Spotlight: Optimizing Storage to Reduce Data Footprint and Lower Costs
sponsored by Hewlett-Packard Company
WHITE PAPER: This document will focus on defining storage optimization and technologies available today that reduce data footprint.
Posted: 10 Dec 2008 | Published: 10 Dec 2008
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Integrating HP Data Protector Software with HP Data Deduplication Solutions: An Analysis of How to Implement Data Deduplication Technologies Utilizing HP Data Protector Software
sponsored by Hewlett-Packard Company
WHITE PAPER: This white paper provides complementary information on data deduplication technologies supported by the latest Storage Solutions from HP.
Posted: 10 Dec 2008 | Published: 10 Dec 2008
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Tips for protecting the edge: remote-office data protection
sponsored by Overland Storage
PODCAST: This Podcast provides storage pros with some effective approaches on how to incorporate and manage remote backups centrally from a main data center.
Posted: 09 Dec 2008 | Premiered: 08 Dec 2008
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Oracle Real Application Clusters 11g
sponsored by Oracle Corporation
WHITE PAPER: This paper explains how Oracle Real Application Clusters (RAC) allows Oracle Database to run any packaged or custom application, unchanged across a set of clustered events.
Posted: 09 Dec 2008 | Published: 09 Dec 2008
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Clustered Storage - From SMB, to Scientific, to Social Networking and Web 2.0
sponsored by Isilon Systems
WEBCAST: This Webcast breaks down the truth about clustered storage and answers some of the most important questions surrounding the subject. Find out more today.
Posted: 09 Dec 2008 | Premiered: Available On Demand
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Podcast: Clustered Storage - From SMB, to Scientific, to Social Networking and Web 2.0
sponsored by Isilon Systems
PODCAST: This Podcast breaks down the truth about clustered storage and answers some of the most important questions surrounding the subject. Find out more today.
Posted: 09 Dec 2008 | Premiered: 04 Dec 2008
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Blending Tape Virtualization and Data Deduplication to Optimize Data Protection Performance and Costs (Dec 08)
sponsored by Sun Microsystems, Inc.
WHITE PAPER: This Solution Profile explore Tape Virtualization and Data Deduplication technologies, discuss how to most effectively blend them, and then provide a set of evaluation points which can be used to make deployment decisions in your environment.
Posted: 05 Dec 2008 | Published: 05 Dec 2008
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Sun Storage 7000 Series Family: Radical Simplicity Combined with Breakthrough Price/Performance
sponsored by Sun Microsystems, Inc.
DATA SHEET: The Sun Storage 7000 Series family helps simplify storage deployment and management with its unprecedented easy-to-use management interface, DTrace Analytics software, and self-healing capabilities.
Posted: 04 Dec 2008 | Published: 04 Dec 2008
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Data migration: Moving to a Better way of Integrating Data Storage Devices
sponsored by Overland Storage
WHITE PAPER: This white paper will describe how to utilize and best leverage the data migration utility built into GuardianOS.
Posted: 02 Dec 2008 | Published: 02 Dec 2008
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Disaster Recovery for Remote Offices: It's Easier to Get Right Than You May Have Thought
sponsored by Overland Storage
WHITE PAPER: Snap Server data protection solutions provide the simplest way to protect critical data stored on desktops, laptops, file and application servers, and Snap Servers at remote offices.
Posted: 02 Dec 2008 | Published: 02 Dec 2008
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Examining Data Replication: Taking a closer look at replication and its alternatives
sponsored by Overland Storage
WHITE PAPER: This paper will define the different types of data replication, and discuss the relative strengths and weaknesses of each, allowing the reader to make an informed decision on what technology is best for his/her particular needs.
Posted: 02 Dec 2008 | Published: 02 Dec 2008
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Rethink Storage with Sun Storage 7000 Systems
sponsored by Sun Microsystems, Inc.
BOOK: Sun Storage 7000 Unified Storage Systems bring a new level of simplicity and price/performance to the Open Storage market by integrating innovative storage software with hybrid storage pools and an open architecture solution.
Posted: 02 Dec 2008 | Published: 27 Nov 2008
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Using RAID 6 on the SUN™ Storagetek™ 6140 Array Increasing Reliability for Storage Arrays
sponsored by Sun Microsystems, Inc.
WHITE PAPER: Using Sun StorageTek 6140 arrays with RAID 6 technology feature can provide enhanced reliability for applications with large data sets requiring both high performance and high availability.
Posted: 02 Dec 2008 | Published: 27 Nov 2008
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TOPICS:  Data Storage | Databases | NAS | RAID | SAN | VMware

Deploying Hybrid Storage Pools: With Sun Flash Technology and the Solaris ZFS File System
sponsored by Sun Microsystems, Inc.
WHITE PAPER: This Sun BluePrint article provides an overview of Flash technology, and discusses its introduction into a new tier of storage infrastructure.
Posted: 02 Dec 2008 | Published: 27 Nov 2008
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NAS DEFINITION (continued): …  processor resources. The network-attached storage device is attached to a local area network (typically, an Ethernet network) and assigned an IP address. File requests are mapped by the main server to the NAS file server.

Crafting a NAS Consolidation Plan -- Click here to listen to the podcast

Network-attached storage consists of hard disk storage, … 
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