NAS'es (Network Attached Storage)

The need for hard disk storage is ever increasing, as businesses and individuals have growing needs to store data, such as photos, videos, document email archives, etc. In locations where there are more than one PCs/Laptops, one of the best option is to have a network attached storage (NAS) device.

NAS's are offered by numeros hardware vendors. RemekTek specializes in the industry leading Netgear ReadyNAS range. We use the following models ourselves:

• ReadyNAS Pro Business Edition, with 6 Terra Bytes of storage
• ReadyNAS NV+, with 4 Terra Bytes of storage
• ReadyNAS Duo, with 1.4 Terra Bytes of storage
• ReadyNAS rackmount - now replaced by the Pro (1st bullet)

One great feature of the ReadyNAS range is the patent pending X-RAID and X-RAID2 arthitecture, which permits increasing storage capacity by disk replacement without the need to wipe and then replace the data. Instead hard drives can be replaced one at a time, with larger models WITHOUT switching off the NAS!

We can supply any of the units in any disk configuration, and can advise and consult in setting up a system to your individual needs. Our prices are competative and our service is second to none.

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The NETGEAR ReadyNAS Duo is the latest addition to the award-winning ReadyNAS family of advanced network storage products. The Duo builds on the success of the ReadyNAS NV+, providing a quiet, very low-power-consuming, small 2-disk form-factor NAS that’s ideal for the home.

It’s sometimes hard to tell how small it is without actually looking at it and holding it in person. Just to get a feel for its size, grab a sheet of 8 1/2″ x 11″ piece of paper vertically and fold down in half. Then fold it in half again left to right. That’s about the size of a Duo — about a quarter sheet of paper.

With large capacity disks becoming the norm, the potential for losing enormous amount of priceless photos, videos, and personal data is very real, and it only takes one hard disk failure to recognize the need for disk failure protection that RAID provides. The ReadyNAS Duo provides this protection with NETGEAR’s patent-pending X-RAID technology. Just by adding a 2nd disk in the Duo, your data is automatically protected from disk failure as each disk becomes an exact mirror of the other.

Full article link on Netgear's website: LINK

Last changed: Jan 30 2010 at 7:28 AM