Network Attached Drives
Network Attached Storage (NAS) products are the easiest way of adding data storage to your network. Much easier than adding additional disk space to your file server, a NAS drive offers ease, simplicity and timesaving. If your network doesn't have a server, then introducing a NAS is imperative if you want or require central data storage.
Network Attached Storage Devices
With capacities for a single drive starting at 550GB, a NAS device could be used in any environment with a network, from a small home setup with a few PCs, to an office with hundreds of computers. Most NAS drives will simply attach to your network via Ethernet or even wirelessly, instantly adding masses of data storage. Speaking of masses of storage; the NAS units we stock can go up to an incredible 20TB!
NAS Drive Compatibility
NAS drives are suitable for both Windows and Mac networks, incorporating various useful features. These include backup software, web and photo servers, as well as specific network support such as ADS, for example. Operation is usually controlled via a Windows browser and the units can be configured for backup, performance or simply just extra storage
We stock a large range of NAS Drives from a variety of award winning manufacturers. Qnap, Synology and Netgear, Buffalo, LaCie and Iomega. The range is huge.
We think the best type of NAS Drives as the ones where you can add your own hard drive. The problem with 'ready made' NAS units, which come pre-configured with disks, is that should a disk fail, you often have to replace the ENTIRE unit. That is, all your data gets destroyed when your unit is replaced. So don't think that because you have the backup secure in a mirror or RAID5 setup that you can get it back because of a failure. You may not be able to.
So something like a Qnap NAS or Synology NAS, or Netgear drive you add your own disks, and replace them yourself if they fail. And setting up a NAS is so easy, don't be put off by the fact that you may have to add a disk. We can also configure your NAS drive for you.
NAS Drives are evolving fast too. ISCSI is now commonplace as well as the standard Ethernet. So Network storage is very much main stream, accessible for anyone.