Network Attached Storage
Caleb Waldemar
10/30/2014
Network Attached Storage (NAS) is a type of file-level storage device which is dedicated and designed to provide users with fast and secure access to their data at all times over LAN and Ethernet connections. NAS’s are normally a specialized computer built to store and serve files quickly. The Capacity for NAS’s is limitless. Low end Network Attached Storage units start at around $300 and can store over 5 Terabytes. The Picture on the right is of a Netgear ReadyNAS 312 RN31200 and can hold 8TB.
Large Businesses use much larger NAS servers such as the QNAP TS-EC1679U-RP-US Diskless System Ultra-high Performance which costs