DAS

 

DAS

Direct-attached storage (DAS) refers to a digital storage system directly attached to a server or workstation, without a storage network in between. It is a retronym, mainly used to differentiate non-networked storage from SAN and NAS.

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Seagate's Barracuda XT combines highest desktop storage capacity of 3TB with high-end performance and easy deployment.
Winchester Systems, a provider of data storage products, announced their new EcoRAID line of economical RAID disk arrays. EcoRAID expands to 96 TB with iSCSI, SAS and Fibre Channel host ports.
The new FAS entries, FAS3200 and FAS6200 have added support for solid-state drives and inline compression for primary data.
AlhpaStaff has replaced its HP LeftHand iSCSI SAN with Compellent's Storage Center with added solid state drives after outgrowing its previous storage system.
Coraid has launched its largest in its SRX line in the EtherDrive SRX420 and has added an interface for REST management suitable for cloud storage.
While direct-attached storage is starting to slip away from large enterprises requiring large storage capacities, it still has its uses when it comes to SMBs.
The National Hockey League's Tampa Bay Lightning makes use of Pillar Data System's SAN disk array and InMage System's disaster recovery software to make ticket sales more efficient.
EMC has seen signs of increases in IT spending in the last quarter. Executives promise new midtier storage array next year.