Choosing a Communication and Data Storage Platform

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Data is becoming an increasingly important part of companies as they become more dependent on digital tools and software. In many instances, data storage and communication are crucial to the relationships they have with clients, customers and other partners. This can result in a loss of trust among the two parties, and could result in a loss of business.

Enterprises need a secure platform for data and communication storage to ensure that they do not lose important data. The platforms should be able to process large quantities of real-time data and have the capacity to store it indefinitely. They must also permit multiple systems to quickly access data.

Direct area storage and network-based data storage are the two most common types. Direct-attached storage, also known as DAS, is stored on hardware directly connected to a computer. Examples include diskettes, optical discs like compact discs (CDs) and digital video discs (DVDs) as well as hard disk drives (HDDs), USB flash drives, or solid-state drives (SSDs). DAS devices are more expensive than networked storage for data but they provide faster access and greater local backup capabilities.

Network-based data storage is kept on servers that are connected to a network, usually in the data center. This type of data storage facilitates the sharing of data and provides more robust redundancy and recovery protection than DAS. It can be less expensive depending on the selected storage option. Common solutions include storage area networks (SAN) and network-attached systems (NAS) and object storage platforms.