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  1. Julio Urquidi

    Synology Adds All SSD FlashStation, Diskstation and Virtual Machine Manager

    Synology has announced all-flash 12-bay desktop and 2 bay SOHO NASes and a VM manager. Synology’s all-flash 12-bay desktop NAS, the FS1018, runs on Intel’s Pentium D1508 dual-core CPU and 8GB (expandable to 32 GB) of DDR4 EEC memory. Networking is provided through four GbE ports, with expansion...
  2. Julio Urquidi

    QNAP Announces Ryzen Powered TS-x77 NAS Series

    QNAP has announced three AMD Ryzen based NASes. The TS-x77 series includes the 12-bay TS-1277, 8-bay TS-877 and 6-bay TS-677. All are based on AMD’s Ryzen multi-core processors, use DDR4 memory, support two M.2 SSD modules for internal cache, and have eight USB (six 3.0 and two 3.1) ports...
  3. Julio Urquidi

    QNAP’s QTS 4.3.4 Adds Snapshot Support To TS-1635 NAS

    The latest beta to QNAP’s NAS operating system enables snapshots on the company’s 10 GbE NAS, the Annapurna Labs quad-core powered TS-1635. In general, the update adds support for ARM-based systems and lowers memory requirements for snapshots to 1 GB. QTS 4.3.4 allows the SMB targeted TS-1635...
  4. Julio Urquidi

    Synology Adds Three New DiskStation NAS For SOHO

    The three new models, including the DS218play, DS218j and DS118, are updated versions of previous small office/home office DiskStation products, and run Synology’s DiskStation Manager web-based operating system. The dual-bay DS218play follows up on the DS216play and is powered by a 64-bit...
  5. Julio Urquidi

    QNAP’s Budget Thunderbolt NAS Gets Quad-Core CPU And 10 GbE Adapter

    The 4-bay QNAP TS-453BT3 is a Thunderbolt NAS designed for performance minded creatives on a budget, and is powered by a 1.5 GHz Celeron Apollo Lake processor and 8 GB of DDR3L RAM. The NAS provides access to its storage via its two Thunderbolt 3 ports, or over the network via its single 10...
  6. Julio Urquidi

    Seagate Adds 12 TB Drives To Barracuda Pro, IronWolf, and IronWolf Pro Line-Ups

    Optimized for desktop computing (Barracuda) and NAS (IronWolf and IronWolf Pro), these new 12 TB drives are now shipping. All three models are 3.5”-sized SATA drives with 7200 RPM spindle speeds and 256 MB cache. Barracuda Pro drives are designed for desktop users, creatives and DAS devices and...
  7. Julio Urquidi

    Qnap Adds New Quad-Core NAS Products For SOHO and SMBs

    Targeting small and medium businesses, Qnap introduced two new tower-based NAS product lines, all powered by quad-core AnnapurnaLabs Alpine AL-314 1.7 GHz processors. Both series support snapshots for data recovery (thanks to QTS 4.3.4) and get the option to boost performance with SSD caching...
  8. Julio Urquidi

    Synology Introduces Value Series 4-Bay Multimedia Center

    The DS418play is a new addition to Synology's "Value" series positioned as a home multimedia center. It runs Synology’s DiskStation Manager OS 6.1 and is powered by Intel’s Celeron J3355 2 GHz dual core processor (with burst up to 2.5 GHz), 2 GB DDR3L RAM (expandable to 6 GB), and supports two...
  9. Julio Urquidi

    NETGEAR Introduces 1U 12-Bay ReadyNAS for SMBs

    Designed for SMBs, the NETGEAR ReadyNAS 2312 is a rack-mountable 12-bay NAS that offers several options for backup, as well as file serving, hooks to cloud storage and surveillance. Backup options include a centralized model that uses NETGEAR’s ReadyCloud to protect PC and Macs, a DR model...
  10. Julio Urquidi

    Synology Adds Business, Pro and Value NAS Products To Roster

    Synology unveiled five new NASes, targeting businesses (DS3018xs), media professionals (DS918+, DS718+ and DS218+), and value seekers (DS418). The DS3018xs, Synology’s first six-bay NAS, is powered by a Pentium D1508 dual core 2.2 GHz CPU (boosts up to 2.6 GHz), and 8 GB DDR4 ECC RAM that’s...
  11. Julio Urquidi

    FreeNAS 11 Released Adding New Virtualization and Storage Features

    Based on FreeBSD 11 Stable, FreeNAS 11, the updated open source storage operating system includes the latest and greatest drivers and libraries available and adds four new notable features: Virtualization is provided by bhyve, an open source hypervisor that supports web-scale virtual machines...
  12. Julio Urquidi

    Asustor Launches ADM 3.0 Via Online Update

    Previously in beta, Asustor’s ADM 3.0 is now available to customers via online firmware update. From the company’s official announcement, the user interface seems to be getting the biggest changes, including several new features to the UI’s looks and functionality. This includes a customizable...
  13. Julio Urquidi

    Code42 CrashPlan Letting Go Of Consumer Business

    Due to an increase in demand in CrashPlan’s enterprise and small business offerings (partly thanks to attacks like WannaCry and GoldenEye), Code42 is transitioning away from the consumer backup space. From Code42’s announcement, it also sounds like the company wants to focus on business...
  14. Julio Urquidi

    Synology Updates Home NAS Server For The Masses

    Synology’s DS418j NAS was designed for the home computing market. This 4-bay desktop NAS server is powered by a Realtek RTD1293 dual core 1.4 GHz processor, comes with 1 GB DDR RAM and over 40 TB single volume raw capacity support. Touting 112 MB/s read and 87 MB/s write numbers, the SATA-based...
  15. Julio Urquidi

    NETGEAR Adds Four-bay Rackmount ReadyNAS

    The 4-bay 1U NETGEAR ReadyNAS 2304 is a follow-up to the 2120 model, adding performance improvements and new features to the company’s line of business products. Designed for on-premises storage and backup, the ReadyNAS 2304 is meant to handle the larger file sizes generated by today’s services...
  16. Julio Urquidi

    Buffalo Adds A New 8-Bay NAS To Its Business Class Line-Up

    The 8-bay Buffalo TeraStation 5810DN is the latest addition to the TS5010 family of desktop form-factor SMB storage solutions. Available in four and eight drive configurations, and using NAS grade hard drives, the TeraStation 5810DN series also uses a quad-core Annapurna Labs processor, 4 GB...
  17. Julio Urquidi

    Synology's New Value NAS Includes 10 GbE

    Synology just introduced the 8-bay DS1817 and 5-bay DS1517 desktop NAS, delivering products for businesses and professionals with growing needs. Both Value line NAS use Annapurna Labs Alpine AL-314 quad-core 1.7 GHz processors, run Synology’s DiskStation Manager (DSM) 6.1 operating system, and...
  18. Julio Urquidi

    QNAP Announces First Ryzen-Powered NAS Series

    The QNAP TS-x77 series of business-ready NAS products will use AMD’s Ryzen processor to power its line-up of 6-, 8- and 12-bay models. Powered by either the 6-core Ryzen 5 or 8-core Ryzen 7, the new NAS series will also support up to 64 GB of DDR4 RAM. Each NAS includes three PCIe expansion...
  19. Julio Urquidi

    Thecus 2U Rackmount Gets Skylake, Upgradable to 64 GB RAM

    Thecus’ N8910 is an 8-bay rack-mountable NAS that uses Intel’s Core i3 6100 Dual Core 3.7GHz processor+ Intel C236 chipset. It includes 4 GB DDR4 memory, upgradable to 64 GB. Designed for SMBs, the N8910 was built to handle heavy workloads and secures its payload with AES 256-bit volume...
  20. Julio Urquidi

    Two New Asustor 70 Series NAS Products Get Core i5 CPUs

    Asustor’s 4-bay AS7004T-i5 and 10-bay AS7010T-i5 NAS products both use Intel’s quad-core i5-4590S processor and 8 GB of SO-DIMM DDR 3 memory (expandable to 16 GB, mixed capacities supported). Other features shared between the two NAS models include three USB 3.0 ports, two USB 2.0 ports, two...
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