What Is Scale Out Storage: A Comprehensive Guide
Enterprise Storage Forum, Wednesday, October 25,2023
Scale out storage is an architectural term used for the expansion of network attached storage (NAS)-every time you add a physical NAS device to the network, you are 'scaling out' storage capacity. It's important to distinguish between incrementing cloud storage and incrementing physical storage on your own network. Scale out storage specifically refers to the latter.
Why choose to add physical storage devices rather than adding more cloud storage? Scaling out internal networks gives enterprises more direct management and control over their data, storage, privacy, and security. It also might be advantageous to position a physical storage device near the edge of an enterprise-for example, in a remote manufacturing plant or sales office.
This article explains how scale out storage works and explores the benefits for organizations that implement it as an approach to data storage.