What Is Network Attached Storage (NAS) & NAS Storage Features

What is Network Attached Storage Used for?

Wondering what is NAS storage used for? To summarize it, a NAS network storage is used for unstructured data storage. This can be surveillance videos, files, backups, snapshots, emails, etc. 

The network attached storage is very handy for HPC (High Performance Computing) requirements. NAS appliances can be effectively used for requirements like video data editing and retention in broadcasting environments, video data storage for law enforcement agencies, record maintenance and data analytics for Finance industry, secure and cost effective storage for Healthcare industry etc.

Network attached storage can also be very useful in managing the video surveillance data, media and entertainment industry and also hi tech data coming from body worn cameras which are generating may be more than any other form of video data.

These are some of the leading use cases of network attached storage.