Problem
Investigate the SAN and NAS products of a major computer vendor, such as IBM, Hewlett Packard, or Dell. What are the approximate costs of configuring each device to store 2 TB of data and respond to requests from eight other servers? Which one has higher storage access performance? Which one is easier to configure and administer? Which is best suited to file sharing for fewer than a dozen computers in a home or small business network? Which is best suited to handle storage duties in a high-performance computing cluster?