# Use Cases The following use cases have been derived to meet your business needs based on the features and benefits of Network File Storage: * **Network File Storage for user home directories:** Host user home directories in a networked environment where user data, including home directories, are stored, and managed centrally. * **Shared storage for databases and application servers:** With Network File Storage—central storage for your databases and application servers—you can enable seamless and secure access to the shared database and application server. It also optimizes storage costs through efficient usage and scaling mechanisms. * **Store web content and serve it to multiple web servers:** It provides centralized cloud-based storage for web content that multiple servers can reach, thus simplifying content management and ensuring content uniformity. --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://docs.ionos.com/cloud/backup-and-storage/network-file-storage/usecases.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.