Network Appliance broadens enterprise storage solutions portfolio.Network Appliance (1) A specialized device for use on a network. For example, Web servers, cache servers and file servers can be implemented as general-purpose computers with the appropriate software or as network appliances, which are computers dedicated to a single function and cannot do anything , Inc. (Nasdaq:NTAP NTAP Network Appliance, Inc. (stock symbol) NTAP Never Take Another Puff NTAP National Track Analysis Program NTAP Notices to Airmen Publication NTAP Windows NT Application Processors NTAP Naval Training Acquisition Process ), significantly broadened its enterprise storage solutions portfolio with today's unveiling of new entry-level systems, expanded operating system operating system (OS) Software that controls the operation of a computer, directs the input and output of data, keeps track of files, and controls the processing of computer programs. support for Fibre Channel SAN (storage area network) environments, new enhancements for meeting SnapLock Compliance, and the introduction of SnapLock Enterprise. These solutions enable customers to create a flexible storage infrastructure that addresses a variety of data and storage needs for today's information-intensive business. These new systems and software further extend the Network Appliance unified storage The capability of combining different data formats such as files, folders, contacts and e-mail messages into collections that can be viewed and manipulated as one group. See WinFS. portfolio for application data in mission--and business-critical environments to archive and reference purposes, and for enterprise-wide or workgroup and departmental requirements. Network Appliance is focused on solving enterprise customer storage challenges including regulatory and compliance data needs, storage consolidation, Internet access See how to access the Internet. and security, technical applications, and data protection. Today's announcements highlight these areas and provide customers with new options to meet their diverse storage infrastructure requirements. As Mark Santora, senior vice president of Marketing at Network Appliance, noted, "Business today requires fast, reliable access to data to power a wide range of enterprise applications, from compute-intensive database applications for enterprise resource planning See ERP. (application, business) Enterprise Resource Planning - (ERP) Any software system designed to support and automate the business processes of medium and large businesses. and customer relationship management to collaborative, messaging, and engineering workgroup applications. IT departments are faced with a huge storage need in every part of their organizations, especially with the government's increased legislative requirements for reference and regulated data within financial services The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view of the subject. Please [ improve this article] or discuss the issue on the talk page. , healthcare, and other industries. Network Appliance is the only vendor today to offer a full line of unified storage solutions for online, nearline, and distributed data requirements based on a single-platform, which improves the overall customer experience and lowers their total ownership cost." |
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