Network attached storage (NAS) systems, or NAS appliances, are servers configured with software designed specifically for storing and providing access to files over a local area network (LAN).

Today, there are as many ways to network storage, as there are operating systems. Currently, the most popular storage networking methodologies are direct attached storage (DAS), storage area ...

(Internet Protocol storage) Using the IP protocol to connect storage area networks (SANs) in remote locations. SANs can be extended across metropolitan area networks (MANs) and wide area networks ...