Different type of Storage:
- Direct Attached Storage (DAS)
- Dell EMC – PowerEdge servers with internal RAID arrays
- HP (HPE) – ProLiant servers with Smart Array controllers
- Western Digital (WD) – Enterprise HDDs (Ultrastar, Gold)
- Seagate – Exos enterprise drives
- Samsung – SSDs (e.g., PM893, 980 PRO for high-performance use)
- Network Attached Storage (NAS)
- QNAP – Powerful NAS with multimedia and virtualization support
- Storage Area Network (SAN)
- Dell EMC – PowerMax, Unity XT, SC Series
- HPE – 3PAR, Alletra, MSA SAN systems
- Cisco – Provides SAN switching (MDS series)
- Cloud Storage Providers
- Amazon Web Services (AWS) – S3, EBS, EFS, Glacier
- Microsoft Azure – Blob Storage, Azure Files, Azure Disks
- Google Cloud Platform (GCP) – Cloud Storage, Persistent Disks
- IBM Cloud – Object storage and archival services
Bonus: Storage Management & Backup Software
- Veeam – Backup and disaster recovery
