Some systems are born with high availability, others have it thrust upon them. This seems to be the case when discussing the High Availability (HA) features of traditional NAS systems vs those of object storage systems. HA refers to the…
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NAS vs. Object: Performance – Thinly Provisioned NAS
Network Attached Storage (NAS) filers were originally designed to be a central repository that provides fast access to frequently changing files on primary storage. NAS also makes it simple to add more storage capacity over existing Ethernet networks. However, the…
Tagged with: Caringo, NAS, Object Storage, Scale, SDS, Storage Sprawl, Thin provisioning, Unstructured data
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Is Unstructured Data Breaking your NAS?
Today’s issues with unstructured data is vastly different than the unstructured data problems of the past. While users still play a roll, machines like sensors, cameras and other servers are generating most of the unstructured data we have to deal…
Product Analysis: Open Software Defined Storage – Ceph or Gluster?
Software defined storage (SDS) is a key component of the IT transformation process. Data centers can leverage SDS to decrease costs while improving agility. But IT planners need to decide if they will use an open or proprietary SDS solution.…
NAS vs. Object: Protecting High File Count Systems
The modern data center today is faced with storing, managing and protecting an ever-increasing torrent of data, most of which needs to be stored for indefinite periods of time due to various government rules, regulations and laws. File counts have…
Tagged with: Caringo, Erasure Coding, HDD, IoT, NAS, Object Storage, RAID, SDS, SSD, Unstructured data
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ChalkTalk Video: Designing Storage for Social Discovery
There is a lot of storage cost for “social discovery” websites – sites that deliver content based on specific search requirements – to store their petabytes of collected data. The need to provide near instant response to user requests but…
Tagged with: Architecture, Caringo, Cloud NAS, Data Protection, Metadata, NAS, Object Storage, Replication, Unstructured data
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NAS vs. Object: Data Archive – Long Term Efficiencies
The longer you keep data, the more it makes sense to move it off of primary storage and into a different kind of system. It makes financial sense, as discussed in the previous blog entry. It also makes sense for…
Tagged with: Caringo, Cloud NAS, Data Protection, Metadata, NAS, Object Storage, Replication, Unstructured data
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SlideShare: NAS vs. Object Storage: 10 Reasons Why Object Storage Will Win
Network Attached Storage (NAS) systems and file servers were the foundation of collaboration in the 90’s. These storage systems primarily served the needs of users that needed to share files for projects. In the 2000’s NAS systems found a lease…
Tagged with: Caringo, File server, NAS, Object Storage, Unstructured data, Virtualization
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Product Analysis: Scalable NAS for the real world: Redefining NAS Storage
NAS systems have come a long way since SMB & NFS were invented in 1984, and the Dell Fluid File System is proof of that. If one hasn’t looked at a modern day NAS system, this would be a good…
Tagged with: Data Protection, Deduplication, Dell, NAS, Scale-Out, Thin provisioning
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NAS vs. Object: Data Archive – Long Term Data Efficiency
Most of the time when unstructured data is created there is never a need to access it again. But it is still necessary to store it just in case you need it. When the “just in case” scenario occurs, you…
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