SM-Bot
27 Jan 2004, 8:21pm
IBM announced on Tuesday a new device aimed at linking storage networks, saying the product offers greater performance and compatibility with other companies' storage components.
The product, called a network-attached storage (NAS) gateway, enables machines on an Ethernet network to connect to a storage-area network (SAN) for file serving and sharing. NAS gateways, also made by IBM competitors such as EMC and Network Appliance, are part of a broader trend of merging networked storage methods for improved efficiency and lower costs.
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The product, called a network-attached storage (NAS) gateway, enables machines on an Ethernet network to connect to a storage-area network (SAN) for file serving and sharing. NAS gateways, also made by IBM competitors such as EMC and Network Appliance, are part of a broader trend of merging networked storage methods for improved efficiency and lower costs.
The full report