storagesystem
Storagesystem refers to the collection of hardware and software components that provide persistent data storage for computer systems. A storage system coordinates the capture, organization, protection, and retrieval of data, and may span local devices and remote resources.
Storage can be broadly categorized by access patterns and location: primary storage (RAM/cache) for active data,
NAS provides file-level access over network protocols such as NFS and SMB; SAN typically uses block protocols
Key features include data redundancy and protection (RAID, replication, erasure coding), snapshotting and backups, deduplication and
Emerging trends include software-defined storage, converged and hyper-converged infrastructure, and cloud storage integration. Hybrid approaches combine