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Unit 4 Group ProjectGroup 2Clarence PetersFelicia JohnsonCrystal
LawsonMatthew McCanPatty Minton
Introduction
For many businesses and organizations, options about where they
would like to go with networking can be disappointing and tedious
if there is no IT professional available. Many times businesses are
limited to depend on the quality of service at exorbitant costs
without knowledge of newer, more efficient and cost-effective
options.
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The standard for all network connections is a Local Area Network
that connect computers to the internet in a central location. LANs
connect computers, printers, servers, IP phones, or gateways.
Choosing the right network solutions for the organization is
imperative to the services that are provided to clients. As
technology increases, businesses also have to adapt to the wide
ranging forms of communication with those clients.
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Switches versus hubs for networkingA hub is one of the most
basic networking devices that forwards data to network traffic. A
computer sends the data through a hub that is connected to the
networking port and forwards the data to all connected outlets. The
networking applications on other attached devices determine whether
the information is useful or needs to be discarded.
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SwitchesSwitches and hubs perform similar functions in a
network, but switches go even further to assess each packet of data
and distribute the data according to the routing address it needs
to follow. Switches map the paths of Ethernet addresses of network
segments for the intended intersection of information, and only
allow essential data to pass through the switch. Switches inspect
and keep logs of the internet protocol network addresses of
connected machines and forwards data only to the intended recipient
instead of simply broadcasting data over the entire network.
Switches also prevent the distribution of erroneous data packets by
not allowing them to proceed which diminishes collision and
alleviates network obstruction.
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Graphical depiction shows an example of attaching devices to the
SAN Storage Area Network and NAS Network Attached Storage for
companies to access and share data.
Companies that need to share and receive information from the
network generally use Star topography for the synchronicity to the
organizations data.
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Anytime, anywhere access to your digital life.
The GoFlex Net media sharing device enables you to easily access
and share your files anytime, anywhere.Transforms GoFlex
ultra-portable drives and USB storage devices into
Internet-connected networked storageInstalls in minutesno firewall
settings to configure and no networking knowledge requiredFree apps
enable access to your files from iPad, iPhone, Android and
BlackBerry devices
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Credit: Matthew McCan8
Unit 3 Group ProjectContributing Group 2 Members Clarence
Peters- Project leaderFelicia JohnsonCrystal LawsonMatthew
McCanPatty Minton
goals of a san areReduce administrative costsAllow
non-disruptive scaling of storage to accommodate the demand for
data storageEnable better resource utilization (to drive effective
utilization to 80 or 90 percent from currently less than 50% in
many environments)advantages and disadvantages of sanadvantages of
sanMultiple users can access the drive at the same timeFiles can be
shared among users and devicesRemote access via Ethernet is
possibleWeb-enabled applications provide additional functionality
independent of the computerAdditional storage can be added (depends
on NAS function)disadvantages of sanFile transfer speed is not as
fast as DASRequires at least basic network knowledgeAvailable
functions depend greatly on the chip and firmware
References
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Pro [High-Performance 2-Bay NAS Server for SMBs]. (2013). In QNAP
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