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When and why we use NAS?

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Question added by Muhammad Shabib , IT Administrator , Chapal World LLC (Best Emirates Real Estate Broker)
Date Posted: 2014/01/19
Mohamed  Jalaludeen
by Mohamed Jalaludeen , Associate Consultant , HCL Technologies Limited (IOMC)

NAS used in where there is an need  of Low cost and moderate performance storage requirements. Its achieved over existing Ethernet network and less complicated as compared to SAN. Its used for file based access rather than block based access.  Most commonly used in all environments for user/group shares.

Rajesh Joshi
by Rajesh Joshi , System Engineer , Transact Global Private LTD

NAS is a type of dedicated file storage device that provides local-area network local area network (LAN) nodes with file-based shared storage through a standard Ethernet connection.

Siva Subramaniayan
by Siva Subramaniayan , Sr. Storage Administration , IBM India Pvt. Ltd

NAS devices only provide the File level storage for user.

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