This guide provides an overview of data storage, its benefits, the different types, and the top products. The data generated through business devices can be sensitive, complex, and essential for ...

The first requirement--sharing data between servers--is addressed by Network Attached Storage (NAS). A NAS device provides file access to clients that it connects to using file access protocols ...

The following is an excerpt from Chapter 4 of “Storage Area Network Fundamentals” (ISBN 158705065X ) published courtesy of Cisco Press. With the growing popularity of storage area networks (SANs), ...

Similar to the way in which a storage-area network improves the management of structured data and block storage environments, a file-area network (FAN) helps improve the management of unstructured ...