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What are the differences between USB drives and Network storage drives? Which is the best hard drive for you?
On the most elemental level, the USB drive simply plugs into a USB 2.0 port on your computer, laptop or server and allows you to back up data directly to the device. This is often called a direct attached storage device. On the other hand a NAS system or drive plugs into your computer or router and can be seen as additional storage by all computers on the network, thus the name Network attached storage.
When it comes to data transfer speeds there are some significant differences between each type of drive and system. USB 2.0 systems average about a 60 - 80 mb/s data transfer rate. This depends on the true connection speed and whether you are in a read mode, write mode or a read/write mode. NAS drives can transfer data up to 1 GB minute. Most of these drives have a 10/100/1000 Mb Ethernet interface allowing for rapid transfer of data across the network. These speeds will of course slow down if you are using a wireless connection.
If you or your business has already invested into a file server then it may be best to attach a USB drive or system directly to the server. Using the fireproof USB from ioSafe will quickly give you extra redundancy and fire and waterproof protection. Another option would be to purchase fire resistant internal hard drives and simply install them inside your existing server or USB storage array.
Another option that offers the most data redundancy and protection would be to bundle a DROBO NAS system or Netgear ReadyNAS. These complete systems start at price points that are very attractive and offer the most bang for the buck when it comes to the small business budget.
For businesses that are looking for common sense answers to seemingly difficult storage questions, let the experts offer you some advice...ask questions, ask for options!
Showing posts with label network storage. Show all posts
Showing posts with label network storage. Show all posts
Tuesday, August 19, 2008
Monday, August 4, 2008
Storage Server for Business
Business data backup and storage consists of several key components including storage capacity, budget, security and integrity of data, reliability of the storage device and digital asset growth.
In today's work office environment a storage server offers many benefits that can help you achieve your goals for smooth IT operations as well as a productive shared network environment. There are several options for putting together your network storage server to ensure low costs, a beneficial return on investment (ROI) as well as reliability and high availability of your vital digital data.
For the large enterprise one must first do a backup strategy cost analysis to compare removable tape backup media versus disk based systems. Key factors here include the risk for human error (the number one cause of data loss) and mitigating these risks by automating the backup process. Other important factors are data compliance issues (HIPAA, SOX, etc) and WAN congestion for off site backup. The ability to archive and the scalability of data must also be considered. If you are archiving hundreds of terabytes as part of your requirements, a boat load of DLT or LTO tapes is hard to beat. Even though disk-based archival costs are dropping rapidly, tape based options still represent probably your best archiving value.
An off site plan such as electronic vaulting online is considered by many to represent the worst solution for long-term archiving, especially if you're paying third-party monthly fees based on the amount of data stored. Online data backup strategies are very limited in archive and scalability due to high-speed connectivity costs and the cost per GB charged by third-party data centers. These costs continue to climb with each passing year.
Every company will face its own unique challenges to backup, store and protect its digital data assets. Make sure you take convenience, reliability, data transfer and backup speeds and the security of your data all into consideration.
In today's work office environment a storage server offers many benefits that can help you achieve your goals for smooth IT operations as well as a productive shared network environment. There are several options for putting together your network storage server to ensure low costs, a beneficial return on investment (ROI) as well as reliability and high availability of your vital digital data.
For the large enterprise one must first do a backup strategy cost analysis to compare removable tape backup media versus disk based systems. Key factors here include the risk for human error (the number one cause of data loss) and mitigating these risks by automating the backup process. Other important factors are data compliance issues (HIPAA, SOX, etc) and WAN congestion for off site backup. The ability to archive and the scalability of data must also be considered. If you are archiving hundreds of terabytes as part of your requirements, a boat load of DLT or LTO tapes is hard to beat. Even though disk-based archival costs are dropping rapidly, tape based options still represent probably your best archiving value.
An off site plan such as electronic vaulting online is considered by many to represent the worst solution for long-term archiving, especially if you're paying third-party monthly fees based on the amount of data stored. Online data backup strategies are very limited in archive and scalability due to high-speed connectivity costs and the cost per GB charged by third-party data centers. These costs continue to climb with each passing year.
Every company will face its own unique challenges to backup, store and protect its digital data assets. Make sure you take convenience, reliability, data transfer and backup speeds and the security of your data all into consideration.
Monday, December 10, 2007
Enterprise Data Storage: Servers and Hardware
Enterprise level storage at many levels has traditionally been quite complicated. Take your exchange servers, file servers, and domain and user group sharing security issues and toss in your DR strategy and we're talking lots of equipment, lots of dollar signs and plenty of headaches.
Enterprise Storage Hardware Simplified.
Step 1. Deploy ioSafe NAS server
Step 2. Enjoy enterprise class features, remote administration, flexibility in mixed environments all in a fireproof and waterproof aircraft black box for disaster recovery.
Step 3. Look at your bottom line cost savings for administration, mitigated security risks associated with tape and DR plan that meets business goals as your company moves forward.
Step 4. High five your consistently happy boss.
ioSafe hardware alloys the enterprise to rapidly deploy simple DR / data storage / backup hardware at remote and branch offices without the headache or hassle of tape.
Enterprise Storage Hardware Simplified.
Step 1. Deploy ioSafe NAS server
Step 2. Enjoy enterprise class features, remote administration, flexibility in mixed environments all in a fireproof and waterproof aircraft black box for disaster recovery.
Step 3. Look at your bottom line cost savings for administration, mitigated security risks associated with tape and DR plan that meets business goals as your company moves forward.
Step 4. High five your consistently happy boss.
ioSafe hardware alloys the enterprise to rapidly deploy simple DR / data storage / backup hardware at remote and branch offices without the headache or hassle of tape.
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