Original sentence: DAS has been referred to as "Islands of Information".Direct Attached Storage (DAS) refers to a storage system directly attached to a server or workstation, without a storage network in between.Disadvantages of DAS include inability to share data or unused resources with other servers.Network-attached storage (NAS) attempts to address this issue, but introduces some new issues as well, such as cost of storage area networks, manageability, security, and contention for resources
Edited sentence: Direct Attached Storage can be costly and painful, with multiple applications and multiple backup processes as well as loading and unloading many tape devices.Direct Attached Storage refers to a storage system directly attached to a server or workstation, without a storage network in between.It’s time consuming and it will only grow as service levels continue to demand non-disruptive backups and the fast recovery