Make the Best Choice Between Hybrid Cloud NAS Architectures,DDN
Make the Best Choice between Hybrid Cloud NAS Architectures Organizations of all sizes want to incorporate the cloud as part of their networked attached storage (NAS) strategy. Using hybrid cloud NAS solutions, they obtain the performance of on- premises storage with the virtually unlimited scalability of cloud storage. However, not all organizations have the same file storage needs. This has resulted in the emergence of at least three hybrid cloud NAS architectures to meet these various organizational needs. Hybrid Cloud NAS Architectures Hybrid cloud NAS providers make their solutions available in one or more of the following three configurations for the on- premises portion of the solution. Physical Storage Appliance An organization acquires a pre-integrated hybrid cloud NAS hardware appliance equipped with the needed hardware and software. The vendor may provide the appliance or sell it through an OEM such as Cisco, Dell, Lenovo, or HPE. An organization installs it, connects it to a cloud storage provider, and configures its file management policies. Organizations will find multiple providers that each offer multiple physical storage appliance models in this space. Examples of solutions that organizations should consider include: CTERA HC and XC Series iXsystems TrueNAS M, R, and X-Series IBM FlashSystem Qumulo P-Series StorONE All-Flash Array.next Tintri IntelliFlash H, T, and N-Series Virtual Storage Appliance In this configuration, a provider ships its NAS solution as a virtual appliance. This virtual appliance installs as a virtual machine (VM) on a physical machine with a hypervisor (Microsoft HyperV, VMware vSphere, etc.). Some virtual appliances can also deploy to a dedicated server without a separate hypervisor.
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