Thecus Teases Two SMB and Enterprise NAS With 10GbE Port

Thecus Technology Corp. announced its new NAS units, the N7710-G and N8810U-G, which combine performance with a tried platform for SMB and enterprise users.

These additions to the lineup offer improvements in performance thanks to Pentium G850 dual core CPUs, and 10GbE technology. 10GbE networking delivers speeds up to 10x faster than regular gigabit connections, ensuring these NAS units will be ready for the future.

Along with the 75% faster (but cooler running) processor, incorporated multimedia ports (HDMI and VGA), and the inclusion of USB 3.0 ports, the 7-bay N7710-G and 8-bay N8810U-G also bring the Thecus App Center to SMB businesses. Both units allow multiple users to enjoy the growing list of over 90 official and third-party applications.

RAID Flexibility
With RAID-0, -1, -5, -6, -10, and JBOD available, users can choose their balance between performance and redundancy. Given their ability to host numerous drives, both products benefit from the balanced strengths of RAID-50, while the N8810U-G also offers the reliability of RAID-60.

Resource Optimization
The User quota feature and iSCSI thin provisioning ensure that storage resources are shared efficiently. Both NAS products also have VMware V5.5 certification, for compatibility with virtualization technologies.

Data Security
With Acronis True Image, data can be backed up to local and remote media automatically. Data Guard provides another option for local and remote backup to other NAS, and Data Burn offers backup to CD, DVD, and Blu-ray discs. Meanwhile, McAfee Antivirus keeps watch to safeguard all data passing through the NAS, and Thecus’s AES 256-bit RAID volume encryption protects data from theft. To ensure that data is transmitted and stored corruption-free, both units use ECC RAM.

“When a new year begins, managers always feel a revitalized drive to improve upon their company’s past successes,” explained Florence Shih, GM, Thecus. “It’s a time when we really want to put our hindsight to best use. So when we decided to develop new NAS for SMB and enterprise users, we knew that they wanted a tried and trusted platform with the performance to empower users’ economic growth for another year. With this in mind, we focused on improving our N7710-G and N8810U-G NAS, especially with regard to their ability to serve multiple functions for multiple users rapidly and flawlessly. No matter what the new year brings, this versatile pair has your business covered.“

Product Highlights:

• Pentium G850 dual core CPUs

• 10GbE network port

• Performance for multi-client environments

• RAID-0 to 60 (N8810U-G) and JBOD supported

• vSphere 5.5 support and iSCSI Thin Provisioning

• Over 90 official and third-party applications

• Free Acronis True Image and McAfee Antivirus

The N7710-G and N8810U-G will be available at selected retail stores and distributors in mid-March for the suggested retail prices of $1,199 and $1,999 respectively.