NAS Aggregation Made Simple

The introduction of Network Attached Storage (NAS) has simplified adding storage capacity without interrupting network operations, meeting increasing demands for additional storage. However, these resources are spread across the network adding complexity to applications and users and increasing the overall cost of storage administration. The cost of managing servers is extremely high. IT organizations annually spend three to ten times the initial price of hardware to keep a server running effectively.

KOMworx enables administrators to create Single Namespace Volumes that span across multiple technologies allowing for the aggregation of NAS resources into the same Virtual Volume. This simplifies storage administration tasks while reducing the cost of managing storage resources. KOMworx simplifies storage capacity management by dynamically expanding and shrinking capacity to free-up excess underutilized resources and retire aging, failing or inadequate hardware without interruption to users and application.

Aggregating storage sources also makes it easier for users to access and manage files that are physically distributed across a network. Files distributed across multiple servers appear to users as if they reside in single space on the network. Users no longer need to know and specify the actual physical location of files in order to access them.

KOMworx Key NAS Aggregation benefits: