As a network device these
NAS virtualization switches do not require software agents or the implementation of a proprietary file system.
Helicopter Tactical Wing Pacific
NAS North Island, CA
"There's no doubt that the delivery of the Compaq Enterprise Virtual Array and
NAS Executor marks a revolution in the way many will think about enterprise-class storage and the confluence of the
NAS and SAN paradigms.
First, the facility would create a system of upward mobility for
NAs, both in terms of status and salary.
The
NAS controller can provide protection for the data using a redundant array mode, if there is a storage controller.
Freedom
NAS offers a powerful solution through the convergence of
NAS and SAN in a single system," said Ron Gervenack, executive vice president and general manager, Enterprise Products and Solutions, Hitachi Data Systems.
To deliver these capabilities, we are required to move beyond a device-centric
NAS approach; frankly, these management activities simply can't be executed by intelligence at a device-centric level.
Recycling, nonindustrial installation runner-up:
NAS Whidbey Island, Wash.
"The IBM
NAS gateway technology allows us to empower our existing AIX users with the ability to extend their enterprise data management by upgrading their existing disk technology to a SAN and use the gateway to provide critical file services to their customers," said Mike Piltoff, vice president, Champion Computer Corporation.
With the exception of BlueArc, every
NAS device available to consumers today is implemented using a CPU-based architecture.
International Data Corporation (IDC) has projected that the
NAS market will grow from $850 million in 1999 to $6.57 billion by 2003, with a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 66 percent.(1)
NAS heads and gateways are popular integration technologies.