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Although the distinction
between NAS and SAN has blurred, organizations
need to be familiar with the different approaches
to storage. That's where Kanatek can help. As
an independent expert, Kanatek can provide impartial
advice and help organisations build solutions
that are effective and scalable.
A NAS solution is ideal for file-server requirements
such as serving home directories, imagery, videos,
web pages or file applications. Both Windows
and UNIX clients can access the files on the
same NAS solution as most support both the Common
Internet File System (CIFS) and NFS protocols.
A NAS can complement a SAN. Typically a SAN has
space reserved for file serving and a few servers
are attached to it to perform that service. The
other portion of the SAN is for transactional
applications. File serving and transactional
applications compete for the same bandwidth of
the SAN. By removing file services out of the
SAN and onto a powerful NAS an organization can
achieve significant financial gains by reallocating
servers, capacity and bandwidth in the SAN to
transactional applications.
NAS systems are typically easier to install and
configure and generally are less expensive than
keeping traditional file servers in a SAN. Kanatek
offers NAS solutions from agámi, HDS,
EMC, HP and Sun. Kanatek is in a unique position
to help organizations choose the right NAS for
their needs.
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