14 DAY TRIAL // Network-attached storage devices can be very useful to businesses that don't need or afford large server conglomerates, or data centers of their own, and they can be good for homes with multiple client PCs too, or anyone who needs a way to back up their files.
That is why Synology America Corp. is showing no signs that it will lay off on the new NAS announcement any time soon.
The latest such product to leave its labs is called DS1513+ and is "the latest in Synology's versatile business-class product line."
While it does have "only" five different drive bays, it can be connected to a pair of expansion units, amassing up to 60 TB of raw storage space. That's no small feat.
Concerns might arise in regard to accessing all that data, until one reaches the part of the press release that says the NAS has four 1 Gbps NIC LAN ports.
By using all four of them, transfer speeds can reach 200 MB/s when writing and 350 MB/s when reading.
Redundancy for small and medium businesses (SMBs) when network nodes break down is available too, thanks to link aggregation.
Furthermore, Synology implemented the Gigabit ports in such a way that they can be configured in MPIO, iSCSI applications, increased throughput, and network node redundancy.
"Until now, features like MPIO, and High Availability were only accessible to our RackStation customers," said Jason Bonoan, product marketing manager of Synology America Corp.
"Now, small and medium sized business users can take advantage of that functionality, for a fraction of the cost."
By having two DS1513+ running Synology High Availability (SHA) together, an office can keep functioning even during a major system failure.
Shipments are being made globally, with prices depending on region and, ultimately, how many 2.5-inch and/or 3.5-inch HDDs/SSDs are purchased along with it (customers will have to get them separately, from whatever brand they like).