Summary of Network Attached Storage

Network attached storage is an inexpensive option when you are seeking to expand your storage requirements. It must be noted, however, that although it is generally a cost effective way of expanding storage, you must make sure that you purchase the right capacity (better to grow into something than grow out of it quickly!) and ensure that it meets your organisations’ needs from performance and application perspective.

Your supplier will be able to advise you whether network attached storage is suitable. NAS is a great way to meet many requirements because it is so simple to install, use and ultimately maintain.

NAS has a place in most organisations regardless of size, so it can often meet the demands of small companies, home use and major institutions, though rest assured the capacity requirements will be different!

Glossary

Operating System

An operating system is a piece of software that sits in between your PC or computer hardware and the applications running on it. It allows the computer to allocate resources according to the user needs and the applications running on it. Examples of operating systems include, Microsoft Windows, MAC OS and Linux.

Mission Critical

Mission critical refers to a computer, application or process without which an organisation could not operate.