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Can you segment the network-attached storage (NAS) market for us?

FAQ - There are a number of categories of NAS and file system companies. First there is the mainstream NAS market for file storage and home directories and file sharing...
Why is file-level awareness important for NAS?

FAQ - Since unstructured file-based data is consuming more and more capacity, file-based storage, such as NAS, has become a priority in storage infrastructures.
If NAS is so valuable, then why don't more people have NAS?

FAQ - The fact is that there are relatively few NAS vendors compared to SAN product vendors. There are dozens of vendors selling block-based storage but just a handful that sell NAS...
Why select NAS over other storage networking solutions, such as iSCSI and Fibre Channel SANs?

FAQ - Well, the choice depends on a number of factors. NAS has file-level awareness; it understands files and file attributes...
What about NAS virtualization solutions, also known as file area networks?

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FAQ - Greater levels of virtualization are needed throughout the entire storage infrastructure. NAS virtualization and FAN solutions provide a higher level of intelligence, ease of management and higher utilization of the physical storage.

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