External DAS: Take the good with the bad

Although most DAS enclosures offer smaller overall capacities than SAN and NAS appliances (and accordingly lower prices), some of them offer features as elaborate as any S

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AN array. Here's a look at the pros and cons to external DAS.

What are the downsides to external DAS?

Microsoft discusses the pros and cons of external drive enclosures in an article entitled Enterprise Design for DAS.

About the author: Rick Cook specializes in writing about issues related to storage and storage management.

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