Introduction to NAS Storage Device
In the recent era, enterprises, organizations, and other sectors truly understand the importance of data
storage. And if the storage area is not maintained properly, it can lead to loss of clients and inefficiency
in the business operations of organizations. NAS storage device comes up with a strong solution to all
these related problems as NAS is very popular among small-scale enterprises and organizations. These
are low-cost storage devices and are easily scalable. These devices are directly connected to the
network so that data can be easily stored and can be fetched from a certain location.
Why do we use NAS Storage Devices?
NAS storage device provides the facility to the user to store the data or to share the data and effectively
access the data. NAS device is mostly used by those people who work on the same project but are
located in a different geographical area. They can be accessed at the same time within a different
geographical location. It is mainly beneficial for the distributed work environment as all NAS devices are
connected to the network. The organization and enterprise mostly use this storage device as their
project is located in different locations.
NAS devices are also used for handling large chunks of streaming of media files which require larger
storage capacity and high latency network. NAS device is also used for personal use as the user can store
media files and can also create a backup for their data. In organizations also NAS are used as backup
process is automated in NAS device which can be beneficial in case of any disaster. Whenever there is
any disaster the data can be easily backup for the organization as the data is a very important and
integral part of the organization. Mostly NAS device is used whenever there is a requirement for extra
storage and need of backup.
NAS devices can aggregate to one single NAS device and form one cluster so that it can boost the
performance of the NAS device and increase the storage capacity which can be the requirement for the
large enterprise as they need a huge chunk of storage capacity for their projects.
How NAS Storage Works?
NAS (Network Attached Storage) device provides the facility to store the data on Local Area Network
nodes and maintain file type storage using the Ethernet connection. It is easy to set up and the
installation process is very fast. NAS provides the functionality to the user to maintain the data on the
internet and can fetch and store the data on the internet without any disturbance. NAS devices can exist
single or can be grouped in multiple NAS devices. NAS devices can be located anywhere in the server but
exist in a local area network. As NAS is assigned within the LAN the IP address is assigned to that NAS
device.
The NS storage device will integrate the data present on the web so that data can make centralized so
that overload can be reduced on application servers. As the overload is to reduce NAS device helps to
reduce the setup cost and will benefit the user. Network Attached Storage devices also use the NFS,
AFP, and SMB which are file-based protocols. They can operate on multiple operating systems which
make it robust, and for using the device the web browsers can be used to access NAS storage device. It
also automatically creates a backup for the user data. When a user changes something in a local
computer it automatically changes in the Network Attached Storage device. And the data stored in NAS
device is fast accessible by the user. By all this, NAS storage device lowers the cost and energy
consumption thus increase the importance of the using it.
