Networked Storage – The Missing Link to Complete the Digital Home by Kartik Gada, NETGEAR

The exponential improvement of storage capacity and networking speeds appeared to be two distinct, yet unrelated trends for the last two decades. However, we are now reaching an inflection point caused by the convergence of these two supertrends, as the much awaited digital home finally receives the key missing piece it has long needed - networked storage. PC storage is no longer adequate for the growing demands of sharing, backup, and expandability required by multiple members of the typical household. Hence, remarkable new products and technologies are emerging to fill this need.