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Why select NAS over other storage networking solutions, such as iSCSI and Fibre Channel SANs?
Well, the choice depends on a number of factors. NAS has file-level awareness; it understands files and file attributes...

Why is file-level awareness important for NAS?
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?
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...

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

What about NAS virtualization solutions, also known as file area networks?
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...


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