NAS vs DAS for AI Storage
DAS is faster and simpler; NAS is shareable and tells you when a drive dies. Which matters depends on whether one machine does the work — and whether the data is replaceable.
Storage
SSDs, NAS units and dataset storage sized for model weights, checkpoints and training data.
Best NAS Drives for AI Datasets
The enclosure is the visible decision; the drives determine whether the array survives its first failure. CMR, workload ratings, and the batch-diversity habit nobody mentions.
Best NVMe SSDs for AI Workloads
Storage is the component most over-bought for AI. Weights load once and then run from memory — capacity, sustained writes and thermals matter far more than headline speed.