General Features and Benefits
Network-attached storage (NAS) is a disk storage system that contains its own file system and is optimized for storing and sharing files. NAS provides many benefits as a data storage:

• Capacity
  NAS capacity is easier to scale and less disruptive compared with a general-purpose servers which require the server to be offline and re-configured. NAS systems can provide many terabytes of storage in high density form factors, making it the most efficient use of data center space.

• Performance
  NAS is a special purpose device, which is 100% dedicated for file sharing over a network. NAS provides more flexibility in data access as it is separated from the server and NAS will not cause network slowdowns. The increased performance means that less time is spent on storing or getting files and more time spent on other tasks to improve business.

• Scalability
  NAS is easy to scale and causes less disruption as it will not affect the server. The ability to scale easily allows the organizations to plan and make upgrades and changes relative to the growth of the organizations.

• Availability and Reliability
  Being separated from the server, NAS support multiprotocol environments simultaneously and provides high performance for the users. With high reliability features such as RAID, organizations can have a high utilization rate with NAS.

• RAID enabled
  RAID provides protection for data stored in NAS. RAID systems improve avaibility as RAID provides fault tolerance and allows recovery in cases of malfunction.

• IT staff and resources
  NAS simplifies files sharing and data storage and requires less maintenance where staffs and resources can be cut down.

• Budget and cost
  NAS is the ideal choice for organizations looking for simple and cost-effective solutions for data storage and file sharing. With high scalability to contain the proliferation of the systems to meet the needs of the growing organizations, NAS provides the most cost-effective solutions.

Business benefits
NAS is easy to install and maintain. It is the dedicated solution for advanced data storage which provides plenty of value-added benefits for the organizations to manage their data in a systematic and well protected manner, as well as reducing costs and improving productivity in their businesses over time. It overcomes the complexity of advance data storage and provides opportunities to increase the data load easily.