Like file servers, many companies with data-intensive workflows maintain distributed Network-Attached Storage (NAS) appliances in many of their remote offices. The vast amount of local storage that builds up on these appliances leads to increased risk of data loss or corruption, revision control problems, and the well-known problems associated with “islands of NAS”.

By implementing Steelhead appliances, enterprises can implement a centralized storage architecture. Steelhead appliances give users in distributed remote offices access to centralized NAS appliances with performance comparable to that of a local appliance, but without the risks and higher complexity of distributed deployment.