#12: Combination NAS/SAN Appliances
Why wonder whether it is better to store data in a file format (NAS) or block format (SAN) when one can do both? Customers of the 35 percent of solution providers who sell combination NAS/SAN appliances already know that answer.
These appliances are available either as complete arrays with integrated storage capacity offering NAS and either Fibre Channel or iSCSI or both SAN capabilities, or as gateways which allow data to be stored in file-level and block-level formats on a separate Fibre Channel or iSCSI array.
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