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How Ethernet Hybrids are Blurring the Lines Between SAN and NAS Systems

NAS v. SAN. Ethernet v. fibre-channel. Decisions in the shared-storage space aren't getting much easier to make as the options available multiply and the power and performance relationships among technologies shift. Fibre-channel used to be the power-users' connection of choice, but the imminent arrival of 10 Gigabit Ethernet means it won't be the fastest cable on the block anymore. And while your gut may say you need a SAN for heavy-duty post work, there are NAS systems on the market that demonstrate, convincingly, that's not always the case. In the weeks leading up to NAB, and at the show itself, Film & Video talked to a sampling of storage vendors about how they help their customers sort through the issues. We asked power users at Post Works in New York City and Post Logic in Hollywood, CA, to talk about the moving target that is shared-storage nirvana. Finally, we got engineer Ari Zohar Klingman to write an article that frames the debate and details three different approaches to shared storage in three different environments: Nice Shoes, Guava, and Freestyle Collective. Read his piece here.


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Avid ISIS (left); Facilis Terrablock (above)

Avid ISIS (left); Facilis Terrablock (above)

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Studio Network Solutions GlobalSTOR

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