What is Network Attached Storage?

What is Network Attached Storage?

A Network Attached Storage (NAS) is a type of storage system that can be attached to a data network. A NAS is useful for storage related to non mission-critical data. It is cheaper and easier to maintain than a Storage Area Network (SAN) but does not quite deliver the performance an enterprise can obtain from a SAN.

File transfer protocols supported by NAS include Network File System, Common Internet File Syste Continue reading

Understandings Network Management and Network Monitoring

Understandings Network Management and Network Monitoring

Network management may mean different things to different people. To some network management may be a solitary network consultant monitoring network activity with an outdated protocol analyzer, to others network management may be about distributed database, high-end workstations generating and traffic. Speaking generally, network management is a service, which uses a wide range of devices, tools, and applications, to enable the Continue reading