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Fibre Channel SAN drops in buying intention survey; iSCSI SANs make gains
FC SAN loses the title of top overall storage platform choice in our Purchasing Intentions survey, yet it still leads in the server virtualization space. iSCSI SANs, meanwhile, continue to make gains. Survey
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NAS products Quality Awards: Oracle storage systems rated highest
In Storage magazine/SearchStorage.com’s survey, in which readers determine the best midrange and enterprise NAS systems on the market, see which products led in five categories. Survey
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Midrange storage array vendors: NetApp, Dell lead in sixth Quality Awards
NetApp barely grazes by Dell to take the top midrange storage array vendor spot in Storage magazine’s sixth Quality Awards survey. Find out how end users ranked them and six other vendors in five key categories. Quality Awards
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IPv6 addressing brings benefits, few problems to storage administrators
IPv6 addressing brings benefits to storage networking in terms of scalability and performance, without big downsides for storage administrators. FAQ
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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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NAS systems implementation guide
Use this NAS systems implementation guide to navigate the issues related to customers' existing or new network-attached storage systems, including techniques to curb the growth of data on their NAS and advice on how to size a NAS. Guide
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Top storage tips for solution providers from 2009
As 2009 winds down, we've put together a collection of the top storage tips for solution providers published in the past year. Check out these 10 tips on a variety of storage topics. Top Tips
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NAS filer implementation: Solving three big problems
Implementing NAS filers for a local company is a simple project. But when the job is for a global company with offices all around the world, it's a much bigger challenge. Find out how one consultant solved the NAS filer implementation problems for a ... Advice from your peers
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New directions for storage networking
With new storage networking protocols – Data Center Ethernet, FcoE and FCoIB -- on the horizon, plus new devices to take advantage of them, truly agile networks are within reach. Find out what your data center will look like in the future. Ezine
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Parallel NAS FAQ
Offering parallel NAS services can bolster your enterprise storage services portfolio. Learn how to decide if parallel NAS is right for a customer, as well as how to prepare for a parallel NAS deployment. Project FAQs
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Architecture firm 'upgrades' storage with smaller arrays; more news
A Wisconsin architecture firm reduced cost and maintained performance by switching to an entry-level unified storage system. News | 03 Dec 2012
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Parallel NFS products delayed; NetBackup 5220 protects racing team's data
Production of parallel NFS technology is moving along slower than expected due to development of client support. News briefs | 26 Nov 2012
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Windows Storage Server 2012 adds enterprise-grade features; more news
Even with features appealing to the enterprise, Windows Storage Server 2012 will likely remain most popular among SMBs. News briefs | 05 Nov 2012
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SGI adopts hybrid storage for clustered NAS
Headlines: SGI NAS uses hybrid storage with DRAM, solid-state drives and hard drives, ZFS, and SGI caching and management software in scale-out clusters. News | 16 Apr 2012
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Nexsan launches unified storage architecture with flash cache
Headlines: Nexsan releases the NST unified storage architecture supporting iSCSI and NAS, and using flash cache for a performance boost. News | 07 Mar 2012
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UCLA scientists tame file data storage growth with scale-out NAS, pNFS
Headlines: To deal with its file data storage needs, UCLA's Institute for Digital Research and Education bought BlueArc Titans to boost performance and Panasas ActiveStor to tackle bandwidth. News | 25 Jan 2012
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‘Puss in Boots’ expands DreamWorks’ NAS cluster
Headlines: Making animated movies is storage-intensive work – DreamWorks has 6 PB of capacity, including 1 PB on scale-out NAS cluster for rendering. News | 09 Nov 2011
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IBM GPFS, SSD combo shows promise for file management
Headlines: IBM GPFS scan using Violin Memory solid-state arrays shows the effect solid-state drives (SSDs) and parallel processing can have on data storage performance. News | 27 Jul 2011
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Nasuni Filer adds SLA, hardware option for NAS cloud gateway
Headlines: Nasuni tries to spur primary storage cloud adoption with service-level agreements, hardware option for Nasuni Filer NAS cloud gateway. News | 20 Jul 2011
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F5 looks to bring ARX NAS virtualization, file migration to smaller organizations
Headlines: F5 adds midrange and entry-level ARX devices as it attempts to bring NAS virtualization and file migration to organizations besides large enterprises. News | 13 Jul 2011
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Unified storage architecture approaches: Modular vs. integrated
Find out what the considerations are for VARs with customers looking for both file and block storage in a single device. Tip
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Scalable NAS initiative at Ancestry.com demonstrates competing products can coexist
Find out how Ancestry.com ended up with scalable NAS systems from competing companies Isilon and BlueArc -- and what lessons its use case offers to storage VARs. Channel Impact
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Scale-out storage options increasing with software-based systems
Scale-out storage overcomes some of the limitations of traditional NAS, and software-based scale-out NAS is lowering the entry costs for smaller customers. Channel Impact
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How to perform storage network performance analysis and fix storage network problems
Learn how to conduct storage network performance analysis to troubleshoot and fix storage network problems relating to network capacity, adapters, cabling and switches. Tip
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Ensuring NAS access from Windows and Unix clients
In many large and complex computing environments, administrators need to supply access to a NAS device from both Windows and Unix clients. Find out how to configure your systems for this requirement. Tip
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NAS services: Standalone NAS system vs. NAS gateway vs. virtual NAS
Read up on the pros and cons of three options that customers have when adding NAS services to their storage environment: installing a standalone NAS system or a NAS gateway or creating a virtual NAS on the SAN. Tip
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SAN vs. NAS storage and virtualization: Three recommendations for VARs
Learn the advantages and disadvantages of SAN vs. NAS storage when addressing the issue of storage and virtualization environments with customers. Tip
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NAS server sizing and configuration factors
Find out what questions to ask customers when helping them configure a NAS server, including the number and speed of disk drives that the hardware will support, whether SSD will be used and user I/O demands. Tip
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How to integrate data storage platform software/hardware for DIY storage systems
Learn how to combine storage platform software and hardware to create an integrated storage system for customers—with better profit potential than from reselling systems from the big storage vendors. Tip
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The best NAS strategy: Enhance customer systems by addressing three key problems
The best NAS strategy for customers in 2010 is to enhance their environment by addressing three key problems: capacity growth, performance issues and power consumption. Find out how to deal with the problems. Tip
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NAS for a Web server
Learn how to use NAS to provide storage for a Web server. Ask the Expert
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Recurring revenue with NAS
Leveraging network-attached storage (NAS) properly can provide opportunities for VARs to create recurring revenue streams and build long-lasting relationships with their customers. Ask the Expert
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High-performance NAS technology podcast
Learn more about high-performance NAS technology; download this podcast with Jason Sparks, VP of Storage and Systems with Xiologix. Podcast
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File area network (FAN) podcast -- trends in content management and delivery
Online content is proliferating at unprecedented rates. Get advice from industry analyst Brad O'Neil in this podcast, brought to you by Gear 6. Podcast
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Architecture firm 'upgrades' storage with smaller arrays; more news
A Wisconsin architecture firm reduced cost and maintained performance by switching to an entry-level unified storage system. News
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Parallel NFS products delayed; NetBackup 5220 protects racing team's data
Production of parallel NFS technology is moving along slower than expected due to development of client support. News briefs
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Unified storage architecture approaches: Modular vs. integrated
Find out what the considerations are for VARs with customers looking for both file and block storage in a single device. Tip
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Windows Storage Server 2012 adds enterprise-grade features; more news
Even with features appealing to the enterprise, Windows Storage Server 2012 will likely remain most popular among SMBs. News briefs
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Fibre Channel SAN drops in buying intention survey; iSCSI SANs make gains
FC SAN loses the title of top overall storage platform choice in our Purchasing Intentions survey, yet it still leads in the server virtualization space. iSCSI SANs, meanwhile, continue to make gains. Survey
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SGI adopts hybrid storage for clustered NAS
Headlines: SGI NAS uses hybrid storage with DRAM, solid-state drives and hard drives, ZFS, and SGI caching and management software in scale-out clusters. News
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Nexsan launches unified storage architecture with flash cache
Headlines: Nexsan releases the NST unified storage architecture supporting iSCSI and NAS, and using flash cache for a performance boost. News
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NAS products Quality Awards: Oracle storage systems rated highest
In Storage magazine/SearchStorage.com’s survey, in which readers determine the best midrange and enterprise NAS systems on the market, see which products led in five categories. Survey
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Scalable NAS initiative at Ancestry.com demonstrates competing products can coexist
Find out how Ancestry.com ended up with scalable NAS systems from competing companies Isilon and BlueArc -- and what lessons its use case offers to storage VARs. Channel Impact
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UCLA scientists tame file data storage growth with scale-out NAS, pNFS
Headlines: To deal with its file data storage needs, UCLA's Institute for Digital Research and Education bought BlueArc Titans to boost performance and Panasas ActiveStor to tackle bandwidth. News
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About Network-Attached Storage (NAS)
This topic covers network-attached storage (NAS) news, tips and best practices for storage service providers, value-added resellers (VARs) and systems integrators offering customers storage networking products and services. You'll find expert advice on selling and supporting network-attached storage solutions including NAS hardware, NAS backup, NAS IP storage, NAS clustering, NAS protocols, NAS management and other answers to network-attached storage questions.