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| Direct-Attached Storage Still Dominates Biotech | The general trend for managing large databases is toward NAS and SAN. Interestingly, large biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies favor SAN when adding storage capacity, according to an industry-specific study by IDC.
| | Percentage of biotech companies | | | Under 300GB | 300GB to 1TB | 1TB to 3TB | Over 3TB | TOTAL | Direct attached to server
| 72.3 | 69.9 | 51.6 | 28.8 | 69.1 | NAS (Network- attached storage)
| 12.4 | 22.4 | 37.0 | 20.0 | 17.0 | SAN (Storage area network)
| 7.4 | 3.1 | 11.4 | 51.3 | 7.7 | Other
| 7.8 | 4.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6.2 | Number of companies
| 79 | 39 | 7 | 4 | 129 | | Source: IDC |
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