Storage for Small and Medium-Sized Businesses

	NAS While basic NAS principles are exactly the same regardless of your business size, SMBs have different NAS needs. Overview, Related information
	ISCSI SMBs have stayed away from SAN implementations in the past because of the expense and complexity, but the introduction of iSCSI has started a shift in SMB storage. This chapter of the SMB storage guide discusses the benefits of iSCSI for SMBs and how to make it work. Overview
	Disk arrays Disk arrays aren't just for the enterprise anymore, and small and medium-sized business (SMB) users are now taking advantage of the many technologies and capabilities that were once available to only the largest businesses. Overview, Related information
	Remote storage services The challenge for an SMB is to implement and manage data protection. For SMBs that lack the staff or budget to handle complex data protection in-house, third-party storage services provide a cost-effective alternative. Related information

SEE ALSO - Topics Related to Storage for Small and Medium-Sized Businesses:  Storage Virtualization Buying Guide, Buying guide: NAS upgrades, Wide Area Network, File Virtualization FAQ, Storage Security, Storage Encryption FAQ, ISCSI, Virtual Server Backup FAQ, Disk Hardware FAQ, Storage Consolidation Buying Guide, Data Classification, Online Email Archiving FAQ, Disk Storage, Storage Area Network, Data Storage Management, Backup Products, Resource Library, RAID FAQ, Storage Virtualization, iSCSI SANs, Solid-state Drives, Fibre Channel over Ethernet FAQ, Data deduplication in primary storage, Midrange NAS Arrays Buying Guide, Network Attached Storage, Data Storage Basics, Disaster Recovery FAQ, Advanced Data Storage, Storage Area Network Upgrades, Tiered Storage, Green Storage, Archiving Software, The battle between storage and server virtualization, Disaster Recovery, Unstructured Data FAQ, Advanced SAN School, NAS FAQ, Storage Compliance, Data Deduplication FAQ, Email archiving in 2008 FAQ, Windows Server 2008 and Storage, Data Protection FAQ, Email Archiving FAQ, File Archiving FAQ, Storage Area Network FAQ, Unified Storage FAQ, Buying guide: Scaling storage networks, Storage Security FAQ, Storage Consolidation, Data Retrieval Strategies, Storage Virtualization FAQ, E-discovery, High-performance NAS, File Virtualization

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