What Is Network Attached Storage?
By Sam R Levi
Network attached storage (NAS) is a means of storing large computer data while being attached to a network of different computers. Network Attached Storage has increasingly been becoming more popular in recent years with its convenient and effective way of centralizing stored data and sharing computer data between a myriad of computers.
Years ago, floppy drives were more commonly used for mobile data storage. However, as the world progresses more into the digital age, even an average person’s requirements for electronic data storage can no longer be contained in a floppy disk. Not even several floppy disks. The advent of both personal and work files, copies of pictures, MP3s, downloaded movies had definitely pushed floppy drives into irrelevancy due to their small storage capacities. And this is just for your average Joe on the street. So imagine the data storage requirements of medium-sized companies employing several computers across how many floors. Continue Reading
