NAS Gateways Simplify File Serving for Windows Environments

摘要

Deploying a NAS (Network Attached Storage) Gateway is the intelligent approach to solving a broad range of network-based file-serving issues that enterprise customers are facing, especially in large Windows environments. These users are challenged by the inherent limitations of the traditional approach of deploying dozens of servers or forced to utilize appliances that don't offer optimal NAS functionality. As a result, administrators are faced with multiple storage management issues, including: 1. Proliferation of File Servers. 2. High acquisition, deployment, support and management costs of standard servers. 3. Inefficient usage of available storage resources 4. Low availability of server and data (non-clustered). 5. Difficult and cumbersome backup and restore. 6. NAS appliances running proprietary operating systems not optimized for specific OS environments. 7. Standalone solutions with built-in storage leading to vendor lock-ins for storage upgrade.