NAS management

NEWS: 1 - 3 of 91

	Network-attached storage (NAS) performance issues with SMBs can be avoided with proper planning SearchSMBStorage.com | 14 Sep 2009 ARTICLE - SMBs often run into NAS performance issues and unexpected problems, which can often be avoided with proper planning.

	NetApp begins rollout of Data Ontap 8 SearchStorage.com | 25 Aug 2009 ARTICLE - NetApp's Data Ontap 8 allows Data Ontap 7G and scale-out Data Ontap GX to share a code base, but not all features have been integrated yet.

	Storage Decisions Chicago 2009 Session Downloads Storage Decisions | 03 Jun 2009 ARTICLE - Download all the sessions from the Storage Decisions Chicago 2009 conference on topics including backup, SANs, storage virtualization, storage management and disaster recovery.

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EXPERT TECHNICAL ADVICE: 1 - 3 of 333

	How to determine a NAS system's scalability Submitted By: SearchStorage.com | 14 Jan 2009 TIP - This tip covers scalability limitations of a network-attached storage (NAS) system, including maxed managed file limits, IOPS and throughput limits, and capacity limits.

	Top five NAS tips of 2008 02 Dec 2008 TIP - Here are the top five NAS tips of 2008, based on our readers' interest, covering such topics as NAS consolidation, NAS interconnects and protocols.

	What you need to know before implementing NAS clusters 06 May 2008 TIP - Before a storage manager can deploy a clustered NAS solution, they need to know what questions to ask.

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REFERENCE & LEARNING: 1 - 3 of 25

	Network attached storage quiz SearchStorage.com | 05 Sep 2008 QUIZ - Think you know network attached storage? Take our quick quiz and see how you measure up on our NAS geek-o-meter. How many can you guess without peeking?

	How to purchase NAS products for storage consolidation Stephen J. Bigelow, Features Writer | 18 Feb 2008 BUYING GUIDE - NAS is so easy to install and manage that NAS sprawl is a common problem. Learn how to purchase NAS appliances with an eye toward NAS storage consolidation.

	High-performance NAS Special Report 25 Jan 2008 SPECIAL REPORTS - A new generation of high-performance NAS systems promises to overcome past limitations, bringing SAN-type features and capabilities to file-based storage.

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WHITE PAPERS

Intelligent Tiered Storage: Focus on Hitachi Data Systems Published by: Hitachi Data Systems | 18 Nov 2009 WHITE PAPER - Implementing different tiers of storage is very common. But mplementing an Intelligent Tiered Storage environment is still the exception than the rule. Hitachi Data Systems provides best-in-class Intelligent Tiered Storage through its storage management software, storage virtualization solutions, digital archiving, NAS, and VTL offerings.

	Deploying Oracle® Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition on Sun Systems Published by: Sun Microsystems, Inc. | 16 Nov 2009 WHITE PAPER - This paper describes an enterprise deployment architecture for Oracle™ Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition using Sun servers running the Solaris™ Operating System and Sun™ Storage 7000 Unified Storage systems.

F5 Storage Cost Savings Calculator Published by: F5 Networks UK | 06 Nov 2009 ASSESSMENT TOOL - Use this calculator to determine the potential storage cost savings your company could realize by implementing the F5 ARX solution. Just answer a few simple questions about your environment to get a three-year savings analysis. Make sure you review the Case Studies to learn how other companies have reduced their storage costs by 50% or more.

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WEBCASTS: 1 - 1 of 1

	Podcast: Clustered NAS emerges to address high-performace needs - Expert Podcast DOWNLOAD PODCAST PREMIERED:   25 JAN 2008, 12:00 EST (17:00, GMT) SUMMARY:   Robin Harris, senior analyst with the Data Mobility Group, and Andrew Burton, features editor of SearchStorage.com discuss clustered NAS in this Q&A.

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DEFINITIONS: 1 - 3 of 7

	network-attached storage 30 Apr 2003 WORD - 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 ...

	file virtualization 25 Jun 2007 WORD - File virtualization is the creation of an abstraction layer between file servers and the clients that access those file servers. Once deployed, the file virtualization layer manages files and file systems across servers, ...

	unified storage 20 Dec 2006 WORD - Unified storage (sometimes termed network unified storage or NUS) is a storage system that makes it possible to run and manage files and applications from a single device. To this end, a unified storage system consolidates ...

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MAGAZINE CONTENT (free subscription required): 1 - 3 of 59

	NFS 4.1's pNFS: Big NAS performance boost Storage Magazine | 01 Oct 2009 COLUMNS - With the parallel file system pNFS now part of the NFS 4.1 protocol, NAS storage will shift into a higher gear.

	Scale-out NAS poised for growth Storage Magazine | 17 Feb 2009 COLUMNS - The compelling economic benefits of deploying scale-out NAS have the technology increasing its footprint in the general storage space.

	Ask the Experts: NFS vs. CIFS Storage Magazine | 12 Sep 2008 TOOLS, TRENDS & ANALYSIS -

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	SEE ALSO - Topics Related to NAS management:  NAS hardware, Clustered NAS, NAS or file virtualization