Research and prepare a presentation to demonstrate a scenario in which object-based storage is a
better choice over SAN and NAS.
Solution
Since there is no privelege to provide you an attachement of slide deck, we are providing you the
scenario based idea in which object-based storage is a better choice over SAN and NAS.So here
it is:
Even though several storage type exists, a single type of storage solution doesnot fit everybody\'s
needs.
Object storage is of major importance (current pretty much good option) in large storage
deployments, especially in the cloud based scenario.
Representing the data may be different from storing data. Also, scaling out storage has strained
both the NAS (Network Attached Storage) and SAN(Storage Attached Networks) storage
models.
SAN is a high speed network that makes connections between storage devices and servers.The
server can only access data on the devices, which are directly attached to it.If server crashes or
anything happens to the server, access to data will fail. There is a limit in the number of storage
devices the server can access. SAN is primarily used for higher performance block level storage
of data.
Network Attached Storage shares files over the network. Not storage devices over the network.
Any server that shares its own storage with others on the network and acts as a file server is an
example for simplest form NAS. NAS devices are computers within themselves and shares their
storage space with others. If you share a folder with access control using SAMBA, its NAS.
NAS is primarily used for long distance small IO operations.
Object storage which is famous in Cloud nowadays is like NAS but not exactly. Here each data
block is replicated on serveral storage disks for integrity. Each of these storage models uses their
own protocols. Object storage - Swift in OpenStack private cloud is good example. Ceph is also
converged storage solution which is gaining momentum at highest rate nowadays.And Object
storage is developer\'s choice where in data can be accessed anytime, easily & anywhere with an
internet connection using REST APIs..
Research and prepare a presentation to demonstrate a scenario in whi.pdf
1. Research and prepare a presentation to demonstrate a scenario in which object-based storage is a
better choice over SAN and NAS.
Solution
Since there is no privelege to provide you an attachement of slide deck, we are providing you the
scenario based idea in which object-based storage is a better choice over SAN and NAS.So here
it is:
Even though several storage type exists, a single type of storage solution doesnot fit everybody's
needs.
Object storage is of major importance (current pretty much good option) in large storage
deployments, especially in the cloud based scenario.
Representing the data may be different from storing data. Also, scaling out storage has strained
both the NAS (Network Attached Storage) and SAN(Storage Attached Networks) storage
models.
SAN is a high speed network that makes connections between storage devices and servers.The
server can only access data on the devices, which are directly attached to it.If server crashes or
anything happens to the server, access to data will fail. There is a limit in the number of storage
devices the server can access. SAN is primarily used for higher performance block level storage
of data.
Network Attached Storage shares files over the network. Not storage devices over the network.
Any server that shares its own storage with others on the network and acts as a file server is an
example for simplest form NAS. NAS devices are computers within themselves and shares their
storage space with others. If you share a folder with access control using SAMBA, its NAS.
NAS is primarily used for long distance small IO operations.
Object storage which is famous in Cloud nowadays is like NAS but not exactly. Here each data
block is replicated on serveral storage disks for integrity. Each of these storage models uses their
own protocols. Object storage - Swift in OpenStack private cloud is good example. Ceph is also
converged storage solution which is gaining momentum at highest rate nowadays.And Object
storage is developer's choice where in data can be accessed anytime, easily & anywhere with an
internet connection using REST APIs.
