Synology Rolling Out RS18016xs+ NAS and RX1216sas Expansion to Extend Beyond 1PB
Starting at $7,600 for NAS and $2,300 for expansion.
This is a Press Release edited by StorageNewsletter.com on July 10, 2015 at 2:42 pmSynology, Inc. announced the RS18016xs+ and its expansion unit RX1216sas with: vast expansion capacities; point-in-time backup for enterprises; and unparalleled performance throughput.
RS18016xs+ NAS
“Belonging to the next generation of NAS servers, the RS18016xs+ can be extended beyond 1PB of storage capacity while simplifying any backup strategy, making it the perfect choice for businesses in need of a cost-efficient, scalable, and modern storage solution,” declared Michael Wang, product manager, Synology.
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The RS18016xs+ is designed to deliver the following technologies:
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Performance: providing over 3,900MB/s and 348,000 IO/s throughput, the RS18016xs+ provides storage and application serving to hundreds of users. With a dedicated encryption engine, the RS18016xs+ boasts over 3,000MB/s reading on encrypted shared folders, ensuring data security without any major performance drop.
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Point-in-time data recovery: The RS18016xs+ brings snapshot technology which allows businesses to automatically capture point-in-time copies of data as frequently as every 5 minutes without occupying system resources. Customize the retention policy to save up to 256 recovery points on an hourly, daily, or weekly basis.
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High uptime: With support for HA, as well as numerous redundant hardware components including: redundant data paths, power supplies, system fans, and four network ports with failover support; the RS18016xs+ maximizes service uptime.
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Future-ready: The RS18016xs+ natively supports 6Gb SAS/SATA technologies and can be upgraded with up to 32GB ECC RAM and 10GbE capabilities to ensure maximum compatibility and ROI.
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Scalability: when storage capacity on the RS18016xs+ reaches its limit, RX1216sas provides an way to immediately scale up. Stacking up to 14 RX1216sas expansion units creates a 180-drive cluster managed from a single point of entry.
The RS18016xs+ and RX1216sas are powered by the DiskStation Manager (DSM) – the web-based OS for NAS. The OS provides a host of applications to bring better productivity to work.
The RS18016xs+ and RX1216sas are backed by company’s 5-year warranty and the Synology Replacement Services (SRS) for select regions.
This release is available worldwide. The RS18016xs+ and RX1216sas are priced starting at $7,599.99 (€5,718 with VAT) and $2,999.99 (€2,592 with VAT), respectively.