Network Attached Storage
Network Attached Storage manages storage access and file management. T or F
True
Attached Storage Systems are capable of sharing storage? T or F
False
Storage Area Networks connect many data storage devices into a single storage system. T or F
True
What is known as a data storage service provider who rents space to individuals and organizations?
What is known as storage as a service.
Network Attached Sources compete for the same processor resources. T or F
False
What are the pros of Attached Storage?
Simple and Cost Effective.
Since Storage Area Networks can involve so many different connections it can become difficult to manage. Often companies that use SANs implement policy-based storage management. What does this mean?
Allocates the storage between users, balances loads on servers and reroutes network traffic if systems go down.
What are the different methods that Storage as a services can be sold?
Pay per use.
Pay per Gigabyte.
Who is the largest independent provider of computational fluid dynamics software and services?
CD-adapco
What is the main limitation of Attached Storage?
Only set for a single computer, Firms are more likely to use a different system of storage.
What are some important capabilities of SANs?
Disk Mirroring, data backup and restore, data archiving and data migration.
How is Stored Data accessed?
Internet abled devices such as smartphones, tablets and computers.
What are some common applications for Network Attached Storage?
Consolidation Storage, internet, e-commerce, digital media
What are some examples of attached storage?
Tapes, hard disk drives, virtual tape systems, optical devices and solid state secondary storage devices.
What is a fundamental difference between Storage Area Networks and Network-Attached Storage?
Network Attached Storage uses file input/output.
Storage Area Network uses block input/output.
What are the names of commonly known cloud based storage service providers clouds?
Amazon Elastic Computer Cloud
Apple iCloud
Drop Box
Google Drive
Microsoft Skydrive
Mozy