Category Archives: NAS / SAN
Why NAS Might Overtake SAN Storage
“Truer words could not have been written, and they still ring true today. I am fond of saying that there are no new engineering problems, just new engineers solving old problems. Today SAN and NAS still dominate the market. Many … Continue reading
Traditional SAN and NAS vs Cloud Storage
The current crop of cloud storage solutions have many important differences from traditional SAN and NAS storage. This post by Nirvanix explains the difference between SAN-NAS storage and cloud storage, by first setting out what traditional storage is: “Most IT … Continue reading
6TB NAS tested
A NAS SERVER is a thing to behold, in particular when it does just about everything you can imagine for your network. Olin, over at Benchmark Reviews had a go at Synology’s DS408, a 4-drive SATA RAID with Gigabit Ethernet. … Continue reading
Learning FreeNAS – Local User Management
“Learning FreeNAS“, by Gary Sims, is a useful book for anybody new to FreeNAS and also handy for the advanced user to check something every now and then. This book will show you how to work with FreeNAS and set … Continue reading
Fujitsu Introduces UDS 1000 Unified Data Storage System
New Affordable SAN and NAS System for Small- and Mid-Sized Enterprises Leverages Fujitsu ETERNUS Storage and Microsoft WUDSS Fujitsu Computer Systems Corporation announced the availability of the UDS 1000, an easy-to-install NAS (network-attached storage) appliance that delivers as much as … Continue reading
FreeNAS 0.69 beta 4 (Sareer) released
The FreeNAS machine is steaming ahead. Another week, another beta. The fourth beta has the usual update of the base system (FreeBSD 6.4, rsync 3.0.4, PHPMailer 2.2.1 and Transmission 1.34), bug fixes and minor changes. Links: Changelog | Download | … Continue reading
