Network Storage device is basically a server which is specifically dedicated to the file sharing system. It is not actually like a device attached to the department computer which serves applications to a network‘s workstation users rather network storage device is a hard disk storage setup with its own network address.
Although it is considered as a network however it does not supports a typical server –centric system
A Network Attached Storage (NAS) is a type of storage system that can be attached to a data network. A NAS is useful for storage related to non mission-critical data. It is cheaper and easier to maintain than a Storage Area Network (SAN) but does not quite deliver the performance an enterprise can obtain from a SAN.
File transfer protocols supported by NAS include Network File System, Common Internet File System, File Transfer P » Read more: What is Network Attached Storage?
