Synology RS3621xs+ Rackmount NAS Review – Is it Innovation or Limitation?
If one thing has become abundantly clear in the world of network-attached storage even early in 2021, it is the Synology have really started focusing heavily on the enterprise sector. As a brand, Synology has tended to juggle three very important areas of storage, namely home, small/medium business and enterprise solutions. However, the recent releases from Synology have largely delved into that latter department more and more, with Synology launching three new enterprise rackstation solutions in January 2021, alongside unveiling their new hard drive range for use in these top-tier systems. The new Synology RS3621xs+ rack mount 12 bay solution follows a popular predecessor in the RS3617xs+ solution released in 2017. Arriving with a more balanced hardware vs storage architecture than the OTT solutions released in the last 2 years (see the SA3400, UC3200 and FS6400 for example), people have been waiting on an upgrade on this series for a while. Although the newest generation brings with it a few improvements on an already popular recipe, new storage limitations and some changes in the Synology ecosystem may not be for everyone. So let’s take a closer look at this new rackmount solution and see if the RS3621xs+ is another solid step forward from the brand in its efforts to conquer the enterprise market.
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