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UniFi UNAS Pro Review – A New Challenger Has Entered The Ring! UPDATE – The UniFi UNAS Pro NAS is now available and can be found HERE Clicks fingers and just like that, UniFi entered the network-attached storage space. After persistent rumors circling around network and server forums for the last couple of years, UniFi finally launched its UniFi UNAS Pro rackmount server system. Heavily influenced by the design and architecture of their existing UNVR system, this is the first entry in what is hoped to be a gradually expanded portfolio of network-attached storage devices for existing UniFi ecosystem users. It has to be said, though, that UniFi is not entering a particularly empty industry space right now—with numerous well-established...

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Synology RS822+ and RS822RP+ Rackstation NAS Unveiled If you have been keenly following Synology hardware and software releases so far in 2022, then I think it would be fair to say that they have been rather business-focused. With many of us anticipating the reveal of a new plus series 22′ 2/4 Bay in their lineup, we have all rather been caught off guard with the number of Small/Medium-Business to Enterprise solutions revealed so far. And today we want to discuss another entry into that tier of the brand’s portfolio, with the Synology RS822+/RS822RP+ Rackstation NAS – a follow up to the RS820+/RS820RP+ NAS revealed back in 2019, that is going to arrive with a familiar range of hardware choices from Synology, but in this tight 1U...

The Synology HD6500 Rackstation 60-Bay NAS is REAL and it is COMING Before I crack on and explain why the Synology HD6500 Rackstation NAS is a big deal, indulge me a little and let me tell you a story. I have been following the world of NAS (and data storage in general) for the bulk of my adult life and although I have seen quite a few solutions shown off at trade shows and previews, I have always had this tiny voice in my head that, when I see something particularly groundbreaking, whispers “I wonder if this will ever see release?”. This is because in the last decade alone I can name about 15-20 different NAS solutions that never saw commercial or even industrial release. Synology is as susceptible to this as any other brand – they...

Choosing the Right Rackmount NAS – Understanding the Importance of Depth There was once a time when owning any kind of rackmount based storage and/or computer equipment was squarely aimed at high-end business and data centres. Unlike the desktop PC, laptop keyboard or touch screen device that you are likely reading this on, a rackmount scale hardware device is HUGE, can be noisy and is designed for a 24×7 environment that we once considered business-only in both price and size. However, fast forward to 2020/2021 and we find that because of the advances in both the efficiency and capability of the hardware, that rackmounts are affordable to even the most modest of home user – often rivalling the suitability of a more commonplace...

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New QNAP TS-x53DU 2.5Gbe Rackmount NAS Series for Business QNAP really seems to be hitting the releases hard right now, setting their stall out early for their planned hardware for 2020. The D series marks the latest generation of NAS hardware from the big Q and this newest release seems to easily be the most formidable of the TS-x51D range yet, the new QNAP TS-x53DU is a 4, 8 and 12-Bay rackmount series that manages to really, REALLY pack in the hardware features. This is not the first mid-range business rackmount from QNAP that we have seen, but with a whole bunch of hardware choices aimed at seemingly raising the standard hardware in 2020, From 2.5Gbe to improvements that open the door to SSD Caching and a CPU that’s now fast...

Choosing a Desktop or Rackmount NAS for your home or Business? Let’s face it – data is EVERYWHERE! It is inescapable, it is necessary and most important of all, it needs to be kept somewhere safe. With data breaches and online hacks becoming a near-monthly occurrence, it is all too understand why a person or business would want to lock their data up nice and tight in the home, in an office or in a server room. Notwithstanding the easy access it provides to your important MB’s and GB’s, it also means you can have far greater control of who can access your data and who can’t! With a market so saturated in data storage solutions, many people begin to stumble at the choice or NAS versus DAS (with Network Attached Storage the winner in my...

HUGE 60-Bay HA6400 RackMount NAS from Synology Revealed At the risk of being controversial, I would say that Synology is a brand that trades on its software reputation more than it’s hardware. That is not to say that they have not created some fine ANS hardware over the years (first commercial NAS brand to include NVMe SSD bays in their hardware, first affordable business true Active-Active controller solution, to name but a couple), but their DSM platform has far outpaced their hardware in terms of appeal with existing and new customers. However, when I first heard that Synology was working on a 60-Bay Intel Powered rackmount solution, I thought I miss heard and had to check (3 times in fact). But no, the newly revealed Synology...

New RS820+ and RS820RP+ 1U Rackmount NAS for Autumn 2019 Information on the new Synology RackStation NAS servers for release later in the year continues with the new RS820+ and redundant power enabled RS820RP+. Keen followers of NAS (guilty!) will see a few similarities to it’s predecessor (the RS818+) and this is understandable. Synology has several key product families and the expandable 4-Bay mid-range rackstation series is an oldie, but a goodie. This new 1U 4-bay rackmount NAS is designed for small and medium-sized businesses. Powered by a quad-core processor with an AES-NI hardware encryption engine, the Synology RS820+ and RS820RP+ provide both high performance and scalable storage space, an ideal centralized data backup...