W Series NAS From Thecus

Thecus Technology Corp. has received hundreds of awards during its history for its hardware, helping people to share new digital-era treasure: data. Thecus believes in diversity. That’s why it has released a Windows Storage Server-powered NAS product line to help you share your files using Windows Storage Server 2008 R2: the W Series.

Three models will be available: 8-bay W8900, 12-bay W12000 and 16-bay W16000.

"The release of the W Series is the start of a very fruitful relationship with Microsoft that will help us achieve our main goal: to satisfy more and more Thecus users with high-quality network appliances," says Florence Shih, GM of Thecus.

Explore the reliable and powerful Thecus NAS appliance powered by Window Storage Server 2008 R2. This appliance offers new tools to manage and fulfill business needs. It provides a network platform that allows users to access computers that are running Windows Server 2008 R2. With the latest Windows Storage Server Service Pack 1 (SP1), RemoteFX and Dynamic Memory are two additions that increase flexibility and control.

"We are pleased to see Thecus utilizing Microsoft Windows Storage Server 2008 R2 to deliver a cost effective, reliable, and scalable solution," said Thomas Pfenning, GM, File Server Foundation, at Microsoft Corp. "This will help customers address challenges of managing and providing access to the growing amount of data that businesses rely on."

Besides integration within a Microsoft infrastructure and optimization for Windows transfer protocols, users who are familiar with Windows Server will now have a familiar interface for managing and protecting their business data. In addition, Microsoft updates its product to maintain the security level of its appliances. And finally, the whole Windows ecosystem and community are available to help. Enabling functions such as replication, anti-virus, data backup and so forth have been simple and documented.

Some useful features delivered
with Windows Storage Server
make storage efficient and less costly.

• Traditional files protocols (NFS, SMB): optimized to work better together
• Single Instance Storage (SIS): Transparent file de-duplication can maximizes space efficiency, saving up to 60% of capacity.
• iSCSI target: The classic set-and-forget architecture lets configure storage as a regular disk over the network and use it on a daily basis.
• Remote administration: Connect to an easy-to-remember link and remotely access the control panel through any web browser on any computer.

Thecus Hardware
The company is dedicated to storage and network sharing. The hardware used for the W series has been tested by media and users.

NAS appliances are delivered with USB 3.0 (10x faster than USB 2.0).

Key specs of the W series:
W8900 / W12000 / W16000

• Description: 8-bay 2U rackmount / 12-bay 2U rackmount / 16-bay 3U rackmount
• CPU: Intel Core i3-2120 Dual Core@3.30GHz / Intel Xeon E3-1225 Quad Core@3.1GHz / Intel Xeon E3-1225 Quad Core@3.1GHz
• RAM: 8GB DDR3 (Up to 32GB)
• Storage (for pre-installed OS): 2.5" SATA 250GB 5400rpm/7200rpm above
• Disk interface: SATA III & 6Gb SAS (8/12/16)
• USB 2.0: Front x2 Back x4
• USB 3.0: Back x2
• eSATA: Back x1
• HDMI: Back x1