Network Attached Storage

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Network Attached Storage - (NAS) Fixed disks, RAID arrays, and magnetic tape drives connected directly to a Storage Area Network (SAN) or other direct network connection. This is in contrast to a file server where the peripherals are connected to the network via a computer (the server).

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Designed specifically for today's storage environments, Spectra Logic's new tape library architecture allows users to take advantage of new storage architectures such as Storage Area Networks (SANs) and Network Attached Storage (NAS), in addition to Direct Attach Storage (DAS), SCSI-based methods.

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