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Storage Nitty-Gritty 3 of 5 – NAS and Object Storage

January 3, 2023July 13, 2019 by Digi Hunch

NAS (network attached storage) NAS server is dedicated to file-serving. NAS device runs its own specialized operating system that is optimized for file I/O, integrated hardware and software component that meets specific file-service needs, and performs file I/O better than a general-purpose server. NAS device can serve more clients than general-purpose servers and provide the … Read moreStorage Nitty-Gritty 3 of 5 – NAS and Object Storage

Storage Nitty-Gritty 2 of 5 – SAN

January 3, 2023May 6, 2019 by Digi Hunch

In direct attached storage (DAS), storage is server centric and the host owns the storage. The storage is fully dedicated to the server that owns it. Storage has evolved into information centric model. In this model, when a new server is deployed in the environment, storage is assigned from the same shared storage pool to … Read moreStorage Nitty-Gritty 2 of 5 – SAN