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Older cars compared to newer ones are less e�cient. Legacy NAS, when

compared to modern scale-out NAS, is slowing you down. When considering

a NAS renewal, be sure you know what’s running in your data center and also

what’s now available for your hybrid and multi-cloud journey.

Understand seven tangible ways in which modern scale-out NAS helps your

team more e�ectively than traditional, legacy NAS.

Multi-protocol (NFS, SMB, S3) distributed file system,

enabling broad interoperability across a variety of

hardware platforms

Ine�cient Legacy NAS Holds Your Business Back

6Ways

Preconfigured software/hardware with limited data

transfer protocol support—leading to a lack of

interoperability and vendor lock-in

1. Restrictive 1. Flexible

Additional hardware needed as data volume grows,

with silos compounding complexity from mass data

fragmentation and increasing TCO

2. Siloed and ExpensiveSoftware-defined solution with global

deduplication, indexing, global search and

pay-as-you-grow pricing

2. Cost-E�ective

Low —

• Standard deduplication

• Low compression ratios

3. Standard E�ciencyHigh —

• Advanced sliding window variable

dedupe technology

• High compression ratios with

embedded algorithms

• Small file optimization

• Cross-volume dedupe

3. Optimized E�ciency

Dedicated sta� and time required to install and

manage separate file and object infrastructure as

well as cloud gateways, and ICAP infrastructure

4. Labor IntensiveEasy to administer for all IT sta�, significantly

reducing the time and e�ort needed to

manage data

4. Simple

Cloud gateways and manual processes needed to

migrate and leverage the public cloud

5. Bolt-On Cloud IntegrationNative cloud integration with leading public clouds

for automatic tiering and e�ortless migrations

5. Native Cloud Agility

Additional infrastructure and management

e�ort required

6. Security Not IncludedIntegrated cybersecurity capabilities, including the

ability to audit content access and enable antivirus

6. Integrated Security

Traditional NAS Modern Scale-Out NAS

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Go Beyond Scale-out NAS

Don’t let legacy NAS hold your business back.

Move to modern, beyond scale-out NAS

for more e�cient data reduction and lower TCO.

Discover Cohesity SmartFiles.