Having a NAS for your business or your home means that you have around the clock access to your data. The drawbacks to this constant availability of data is consumption. Do you really need your NAS running at non critical times? Managing your NAS more effectively can reduce your consumption and increase your sense of environmental sustainability. Whether you have …
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QNAP NAS firmware evolves to give you a better Turbo NAS experience. The V3.7 firmware enhances features for advanced business applications with complete Windows ACL support and user home folders. The mobility solution extends with new mobile apps of Qfile and Qmanager to provide easier Turbo NAS operations and management. Surveillance Station Pro further strengthens the surveillance features on the …
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Thecus has been on a winning streak lately with the introduction of some new products in their lineup. The N4200PRO proved to be a very competitive product and the introduction of the N8900 gave us power hungry enthusiasts with something to salivate over. Although the four bay N4200PRO delivered top notch performance and incorporated a built-in mini UPS, it was …
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QNAP is no stranger to the storage world and with the introduction of their latest 8 bay NAS, QNAP is also hoping to be no stranger to your server room. The TS-879U-RP, much like other QNAP offerings, serves as both an IP-SAN (iSCSI) and a NAS. QNAP had already impressed us with their home or SOHO NAS, the TS-419P+. Let's see if they can keep the magic going with their SMB NAS, the TS-879U-RP.
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Recently, I had the opportunity to look at two NAS devices from two different manufacturers, QNAP and Drobo. Both devices received high praise and Thecus thinks that their N4200PRO can steal the thunder. NAS storage is nothing new and it is becoming harder and harder for manufacturers to differentiate themselves from one another. Thecus thinks they can not only outperform …
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We, at computingondemand.com, had been looking for a way to benchmark a NAS in a repeatable form without the need to buy additional software. For us, we had been performing a test in our NAS reviews that benchmarks the speed at which you can transfer the Avatar ISO to and from a NAS. This was a drag and drop process …
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We all love our NAS. If you don’t have one yet, you will love your NAS. Sometimes picking the right one for you may be difficult. Really, it all boils down to what you need. In this NAS Showdown, we are going to pit QNAP against Drobo in a cage match to help you determine who deserves your money.
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I have a lot of data. So much so, that there are servers and multiple NAS on my network. Not all people are like me, but if you are and you have a lot of important data, then backing it up may have become an issue. Until recently, I had been using a bunch of external disks to do my …
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If you are running out of space on your home computer, or you want to easily store files on a networked device that makes sharing them easy, a NAS may be the right option for you. The thing about NAS though is that they are not as simple as they once were. The choices are many and configuring some of these can make it somewhat of a daunting idea. This is where the line needs to be drawn between simple network attached storage and a feature rich solution that offers probably more than most people need. Drobo claims that their FS model is the best storage experience ever for simple file sharing and network backup for home and home office users.
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Recently at C.O.D., we reviewed the QNAP TS-419P+ and were impressed with the products construction and software options. There were a couple of things that we would have liked to have seen incorporated in the system’s firmware like Anti Virus and a redesigned interface. Well, QNAP is releasing an update to the Turbo NAS firmware and have incremented the version …
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