Our Process: Basic Terminology

Enterprise Architecture

Cache - an area of memory or storage used for rapid access to frequently used data
DAS - direct attached storage
FSMS - file storage management system that organizes and prioritizes all requests
File System Storage Component - part of the FSMS that directs the movement of data to and from physical storage devices
I/O - input/output requests
LBA - logical block addressing
NAS - network attached storage
Pre-fetching - automated retrieval of data or images based on pre-defined workflows
RAID - redundant array of independent drives
RAIT - redundant array of independent tapes
SAN - storage area network
SCSI - small computer standard interface
WAN/LAN - wide area network/local area network

Organizations

ANSI - American National Standards Institute
NASD - National Storage Industry Consortium's Network Attached Storage Devices
SNIA - Storage Networking Industry Association