NAS
Storage — Infrastructure

NAS delivers scalable, shared file storage — the collaborative backbone for unstructured data, user shares, media and application file services.

Zero Trust Automation Observability AI-Driven

Technologies available for this scope

NetApp
Huawei
Dell
HPE
PS
Pure Storage

What organizations face today

  • Unstructured data growth — files, media, documents at scale
  • Performance at scale — concurrent access and throughput
  • Protocol diversity — NFS, SMB, multi-protocol access
  • Data protection — snapshots, replication, ransomware resilience
  • Cost & tiering — hot vs cold data economics

Future Challenges

Scale-out NAS

Distributed file systems growing seamlessly.

Cloud tiering

Automatic movement of cold data to the cloud.

AI-driven management

Intelligent placement and lifecycle.

Ransomware resilience

Immutable snapshots and rapid recovery.

Unified namespace

One view across on-premise and cloud.

A Virtuous Cycle of Services

Services define the WHAT — the desired action according to the service type. They follow a virtuous cycle aligned with your NAS initiatives.

Define

Knowledge Transfer
Outcome(s)
  • Deliverable
PS Example

We define a NAS skills development plan covering automation, security and observability.

Teach

Knowledge Transfer
Outcome(s)
  • Videos recorded session
  • Deliverable
PS Example

We deliver technical NAS sessions tailored to your teams' level and objectives.

Validate

Knowledge Transfer
Outcome(s)
  • Deliverable
PS Example

We validate NAS knowledge through practical exercises and real-world scenarios.

Evaluate

Knowledge Transfer
Outcome(s)
  • Deliverable
PS Example

We evaluate NAS skills and identify improvement areas for continuous progression.

Mentor

Knowledge Transfer
Outcome(s)
  • Deliverable
PS Example

We provide NAS technical mentoring for troubleshooting, design and optimization.

Inform

Knowledge Transfer
Outcome(s)
  • Webinar
  • Deliverable
PS Example

We keep you informed about NAS trends, best practices and emerging technologies.

AI & Automation

AI and automation enhance every aspect of your NAS scope: detection, analysis, configuration, remediation, prediction and optimization.

  • Data classification
  • Automated tiering
  • Ransomware detection
  • Capacity forecasting