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Facilitate the conversation: say what you mean and don’t make assumptions

We all work with words every day. Words that can cause confusion if used incorrectly, but words can also make the conversation smoothless … if used correctly.

I’d like to name a few of these possible confusion from my daily experience in the IT Storage business.

 

  • Network versus fileserver

How many of you store their data on the network? The network connects clients to servers (or other clients). The network consists of network devices like switches, routers, bridges, firewalls and the cables to connect all these devices together. I store my data on a file server and the network helps me getting it there.

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