While network-attached storage (NAS) provides many advantages for small-midsized businesses (SMB), it also presents many challenges. This topic section discusses strategies for addressing these challenges. Checkout this page for up-to-date news and how-to information about NAS clusters, hardware and appliances and management strategies.
Overland expands Snap Server NAS platform
SearchSMBStorage.com | 23 Sep 2008 ARTICLE - Overland rolls out Snap Server 620 dual-controller SATA II NAS system three months after acquiring the SMB NAS line from Adaptec.
EMC takes another stab at SMB NAS with low-end Celerra
SearchSMBStorage.com | 26 Aug 2008 ARTICLE - EMC adds a low-end model to its Celerra NAS line with SAS support, but analysts say the company still faces challenges to break into SMB channels.
Overland counts on disk as tape sales plummet
SearchSMBStorage.com | 08 Aug 2008 ARTICLE - Overland Storage continues to lose money on its tape business and is counting on SAN, VTL and its newly acquired Snap Server NAS platform to save it.
Can you provide any tips for consolidating NAS boxes?
Submitted By: SearchSMBStorage.com | 14 Jul 2008 FAQ: - Some of the things to look at would be to examine your data types and to consolidate it based on the different types of data stored on your file-sharing environments.
Do you believe virtual NAS solutions can fit in an SMB environment?
Submitted By: SearchSMBStorage.com | 14 Jul 2008 FAQ: - Virtual NAS solutions do fit into an SMB NAS environment, as long as you can find the benefit of consolidating various SAN islands into a single solution.
Small-midsized business NAS product evaluation
Logan G. Harbaugh | 14 Jul 2008 FEATURE - NAS is available in a wide variety of sizes, prices and levels of sophistication. This article compares and contrasts four very different NAS systems.
NAS FAQ
14 Jul 2008 FAQS - Ashish Nadkarni, consultant with GlassHouse Technologies, discusses the problems, solutions and best practices associated with effectively leveraging NAS in an SMB environment.
Network-attached storage quiz
SearchSMBStorage.com Editors | 01 Jul 2008 QUIZ - Think you know network-attached storage (NAS)? Take our quick quiz and test your NAS knowledge.
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