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What is the difference between a SAN (Storage Area Network) and NAS (Network Area Storage)?

April 26, 2017area difference NAS Network san storage

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What is the difference between a SAN (Storage Area Network) and NAS (Network Area Storage)?

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NAS and SAN might seem almost identical, and in fact many times either will work in a given situation. After all, both NAS and SAN generally use RAID connected to a network, which then are backed up onto tape. However, there are differences.