Re: SAN vs. NAS

On Wed, 19 Jan 2005 15:32:19 -0500, iron chef wrote:

> what's the difference btween SAN and NAS ?

Google "SAN vs NAS"

one answer at:

http://searchstorage.techtarget.com/tip/1,289483,sid5_gci800728,00.html

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> If they are not apple-orange, which one would you want if you are DBA and
> asked to pick one.

They are apple-orange. Each has benefit. For my environment, I prefer NAS. You don't run my environment, so you might not prefer NAS.

> What's the "average" cost of the one you pick ?

How long is a string?

Both are expensive. For my environment, NAS is less - roughly $20K/TB

lol/FGB Received on Wed Jan 19 2005 - 19:23:41 CST