HP introduces entry-level NAS family. (Technology Showcase).HP expanded its Storage Works network attached storage (NAS (1) See network access server. (2) (Network Attached Storage) A specialized file server that connects to the network. A NAS device contains a slimmed-down operating system and a file system and processes only I/O requests by supporting the popular ) portfolio recently with the introduction of the HP Storage Works NAS l000s solution for enterprise remote offices and small-to-medium-sized businesses (SMBs). Customers may, under Microsoft Exchange Messaging and groupware software for Windows from Microsoft. Exchange Server is an Internet-compliant e-mail system that runs under Windows NT/2000 and Windows Server 2003. It can be accessed by Web browsers, the Exchange client, versions of Outlook and the earlier Windows Inbox. , fuse storage area network (SAN) and NAS into a single, easily managed storage pool. The NAS 1000s is a turnkey, multi-protocol file-serving solution that enables departments, remote offices and SMBs to manage and grow their businesses without storage limitations. It focuses as a solution on the entry-level market, offering the flexibility of multi-protocol file support and remote storage management for workgroups, small business and enterprise remote locations. The Storage Works NAS 1000s includes integrated software Separate software components or applications that have been combined into one package. See integrated software package. designed to support a multi-protocol environment, snapshot capability, replication and volume expansion. Support from HP Global Services helps ensure continuous availability, a critical requirement for enterprise remote office deployments involving many StorageWorks NAS 1000s solutions replicating to a single NAS head at a central office. HP also recently introduced the Storage Works NAS b3000. It increases the efficiencies of consolidating a Microsoft Exchange 2000 environment on a SAN by adding HP StorageWorks HP StorageWorks is an HP Portfolio of storage products, including online storage, nearline storage, storage networking , archiving, and storage software. The product line up includes: Disk arrays The MFSR MFSR Man from Snowy River (Australian poem, films) price for the NAS1000s 320GB is U.S. $2,999(1), U.S.$4,999(1) for the 640GB and U.S. $ 6,999(1) for the lTB model. Endorsed and recommended by Microsoft, the solution allows high-performance application services See ASP and Web services. to directly access their data from the same storage pool that the NAS device is using for file data. This results in more efficient use of storage resources and greater return on IT investment. The HP Storage Works NAS b3000 solution guides customers through configuration, sizing, deployment and best practices, demonstrating that Windows-powered NAS fused fuse 1 also fuze n. 1. A cord of readily combustible material that is lighted at one end to carry a flame along its length to detonate an explosive at the other end. 2. with a SAN-based Exchange 2000 infrastructure operates in an integrated environment. www.hp.com |
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