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NAS

ALSO CALLED: Storage Network and Network Attached Storage
DEFINITION: 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 storage access and its management from the department server,  … 
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Storage Virtualization Presentation Download: Breaking the Connections
sponsored by Dell, Inc.
WHITE PAPER:   Posted: 08 Jul 2008 | Published: 08 Jul 2008
SUMMARY: Storage virtualization is here, breaking the connection between physical storage infrastructure and the way we use it. This presentation download provides an overview on storage virtualization and the different kinds of virtualization technologies...
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Latest Developments in Storage Networking
sponsored by EMC Partner Organization
VIDEOCAST:   Posted: 30 Jun 2008 | When: 30 Jun 2008, 09:00 EDT (13:00 GMT)
SUMMARY: View this Videocast, featuring Jeff Boles, Technology Analyst for the Taneja Group, as he shares his insights into networking technologies, planning and design, and incorporating new and emerging storage networking technologies.
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Virtual machines invade storage
sponsored by EMC Partner Organization
VIDEOCAST:   Posted: 30 Jun 2008 | When: 30 Jun 2008, 09:00 EDT (13:00 GMT)
SUMMARY: In this Videocast, Brian Babineau, Senior Analyst with the Enterprise Strategy Group, explains how virtualization is impacting storage environments today.
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Digging into iSCSI
sponsored by EMC Partner Organization
VIDEOCAST:   Posted: 30 Jun 2008 | When: 30 Jun 2008, 09:00 EDT (13:00 GMT)
SUMMARY: In this expert Videocast, Stephen Foskett, Director of Data Practice at Contoural, digs into iSCSI and explains some of the benefits and pitfalls regarding the technology.
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Virtual Iron Version 4
sponsored by Excel Meridian Data, Inc.
WHITE PAPER:   Posted: 30 Jun 2008 | Published: 10 Dec 2007
SUMMARY: Virtual Iron provides comprehensive capabilities that take full advantage of industry standards, open source technologies and built-in hardware acceleration from Intel and AMD.
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Introduction to IP Storage: Overview, Methods and Advantages of the iSCSI (Internet SCSI) Protocol
sponsored by Excel Meridian Data, Inc.
WHITE PAPER:   Posted: 30 Jun 2008 | Published: 01 Jan 2007
SUMMARY: The iSCSI protocol is one of the key technologies expected to continue to push the rapid development of the Storage Area Network (SAN) market, by increasing the capabilities and performance of storage data transmission.
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Disk-to-Disk-to-Tape (D2D2T) Backup with iSCSI: A Technology Overview
sponsored by Excel Meridian Data, Inc.
WHITE PAPER:   Posted: 30 Jun 2008 | Published: 01 Jan 2007
SUMMARY: D2D2T is the best, most reliable solution for backup, combining the best attributes of both tape and disk-based backup schemes.
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StorTrends iTX®: Application-aware Scheduled Snapshots with Microsoft® VSS and SAFE
sponsored by Excel Meridian Data, Inc.
WHITE PAPER:   Posted: 30 Jun 2008 | Published: 01 Jan 2007
SUMMARY: The snapshot implementation featured in StorTrends iTX is undoubtedly one of the best, most feature-rich in the industry.
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Massively Scalable NAS
sponsored by Exanet
WEBCAST:   Posted: 23 Jun 2008 | When: Available On Demand
SUMMARY: In this Webcast, Arun Taneja will present requirements for massively scalable NAS products and explains why customers should evaluate alternatives from the perspective of scalability, performance, high availability and management.
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Network File Management with the Maestro File Manager™: Simplify File Storage Management, Reduce Escalating Storage Costs, and Leverage Existing Investments without Disrupting Users or Business Processes
sponsored by Attune Systems, Inc.
WHITE PAPER:   Posted: 20 Jun 2008 | Published: 01 Jan 2007
SUMMARY: Network File Management is a new category of file serving products that help enterprises simplify the management of their file storage devices and deliver higher service levels.
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ExaStore® Clustered NAS System
sponsored by Exanet
PRODUCT OVERVIEW:   Posted: 19 Jun 2008 | Published: 01 Jun 2008
SUMMARY: ExaStore enables businesses to optimize workflow, maximize productivity and minimize the total cost of ownership of storage.
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Massively Scalable NAS Infrastructure Requirements: Understanding Baseline Capabilities in Dense File Storage Environments
sponsored by Exanet
WHITE PAPER:   Posted: 19 Jun 2008 | Published: 01 Jun 2008
SUMMARY: A certain set of baseline feature requirements is emerging for the massively scalable NAS environments, including massive capacity, performance, high availability, and manageability.
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Clustering for Performance -- Scale up and Scale Out
sponsored by Exanet
WEBCAST:   Posted: 19 Jun 2008 | When: Available On Demand
SUMMARY: In this expert webcast, Greg Schulz looks at clustered storage as a technique to scale both I/Os to meet transaction processing and bandwidth for video and content rich media applications.
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ISE: A New Foundation for Data Storage
sponsored by Xiotech Corporation
VIDEOCAST:   Posted: 18 Jun 2008 | When: 18 Jun 2008, 09:00 EDT (13:00 GMT)
SUMMARY: This Videocast highlights a revolutionary next generation disk storage platform that delivers a number of performance advantages over conventional technologies.
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Managing Virtual Environments: What You Should Know about Backing-up, Managing and Tracking Virtual Machines
sponsored by NetApp
WHITE PAPER:   Posted: 12 Jun 2008 | Published: 12 Jun 2008
SUMMARY: This eGuide featuring content from Storage Magazine and SearchServerVirtualization provides tips and guidance on what storage professionals need to consider when backing up, managing and tracking their VMs.
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Should IT Care about Records: Essential Elements of a Records Retention Program
sponsored by CA
WHITE PAPER:   Posted: 11 Jun 2008 | Published: 01 Jun 2008
SUMMARY: In this paper Mark Diamond describes about whether IT really cares about Records and Records Management which is something that is on IT's radar or is this somebody else's job.
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Data Migration Software
sponsored by Dell, Inc.
BOOK:   Posted: 10 Jun 2008 | Published: 18 Jan 2008
SUMMARY: In this fourth chapter of the SearchStorage All-in-One Guide on Storage Consolidation, learn about data migration - the process of moving data from one storage location to another -- and how it is crucial to storage preparation...
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Enterprise Disk Arrays
sponsored by Dell, Inc.
BOOK:   Posted: 10 Jun 2008 | Published: 07 Jun 2008
SUMMARY: In the third chapter of the SearchStorage All-in-One Guide on Storage Consolidation, learn about the purchasing criteria for enterprise-class disk arrays, as well as product specs for the leading arrays, to help you and other st...
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NAS and Storage Gateways
sponsored by Dell, Inc.
BOOK:   Posted: 10 Jun 2008 | Published: 03 Mar 2008
SUMMARY: In the second chapter of the SearchStorage All-in-One Guide on Storage Consolidation, you will learn how to purchase NAS appliances with an eye toward NAS storage consolidation.
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Virtualization Software
sponsored by Dell, Inc.
BOOK:   Posted: 10 Jun 2008 | Published: 18 Jan 2008
SUMMARY: In the fifth and final chapter of the SearchStorage All-in-One Guide on Storage Consolidation, learn how virtualization not only makes storage easier to track and manage, it also makes better use of available storage.
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Storage Consolidation Tools
sponsored by Dell, Inc.
BOOK:   Posted: 10 Jun 2008 | Published: 03 Mar 2008
SUMMARY: This first chapter of the All-in-One Guide on Storage Consolidation covers purchasing criteria and product specs for consolidation technologies such as NAS, disk arrays, data migration tools and virtualization software.
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IBM's BladeCenter S: Sharpening Blade Servers for Small Businesses
sponsored by IBM
WHITE PAPER:   Posted: 10 Jun 2008 | Published: 01 Jan 2007
SUMMARY: In this white paper from analyst group Pund-It, you'll learn why IBM® BladeCenter® S meets the needs of small to medium sized companies.
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Advanced Snapshot Technology: Flexibility, Protection, and Performance
sponsored by Excel Meridian Data, Inc.
WHITE PAPER:   Posted: 09 Jun 2008 | Published: 01 Jan 2007
SUMMARY: This paper will serve to detail in a concise manner the primary ways in which snapshots can be incorporated into a storage system to enhance data security and contribute to increased system performance, flexibility.
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Balancing Priorities in Data Replication
sponsored by Excel Meridian Data, Inc.
WHITE PAPER:   Posted: 09 Jun 2008 | Published: 01 Jan 2007
SUMMARY: IP-SAN or NAS StorTrends storage device, data replication in StorTrends iTX software contains all three of the primary replication modes (synchronous, asynchronous, and snapshot-assisted) discussed in this paper.
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Streamline Your Storage Usage: 4 Straightforward Ways to True NAS Management
sponsored by Northern Parklife
WHITE PAPER:   Posted: 09 Jun 2008 | Published: 20 Mar 2008
SUMMARY: This White Paper will show how a NAS-based SRM solution can enable administrators to consolidate their NAS "holdings" with advanced quota management, automation in the form of "actionable reporting".
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NAS DEFINITION (continued): …  both application programming and files can be served faster because they are not competing for the same processor resources. The network-attached storage device is attached to a local area network (typically, an Ethernet network) and assigned an IP address. File requests are mapped by the main server to the NAS file server.

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Podcast: Should IT Care About Records? Essential Elements of a Records Retention Program
by CA

In this podcast learn strategies for closing this gap and creating structured records management policies, establishing which documents users need to save, for how long and where in the system, enterprise-wide.
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