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Create your own personal media cloud using OpenFiler

Gerard — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 22:25:04 +0000

If you follow the steps as described on extremetech.com you can set up your own personal cloud using free programs and an old PC. What you need is: An old PC A copy of Openfiler, an open Linux-based OS that focuses on creating a user- and group-based server system that works by creating network shares [...]

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Synology launches DiskStation DS212+ and DS212

Gerard — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 22:16:16 +0000

Synology has launched DiskStation DS212+ and DS212, two-bay NAS servers operated by the Synology’s DiskStation Manager (DSM). The DS212+ provides small and medium-sized businesses with high-performance business applications. Featuring an optimal price to performance ratio, the DS212 offers a myriad of applications at an affordable price tag, appealing to home and business workgroups. “With the launch [...]

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Synology DS-712+ NAS Server with Gigabit Link Aggregation

Gerard — Sat, 22 Oct 2011 21:28:43 +0000

Synology has announced the availability of DiskStation DS712+, a high performance and scalable 2-bay NAS server designed for small and medium businesses. “Synology DS712+ presents tremendous opportunity for SMB owners wishing to have the flexibility of scaling up to a larger storage solution from a smaller form factor. As small businesses grow, so does their [...]

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Turn an old PC into a Networked Backup, Streaming or Torrenting machine with FreeNAS

Gerard — Wed, 20 Jul 2011 21:40:19 +0000

Lifehacker has an article on how to set up a NAS for backups, streaming your media and downloading torrents. At its most basic, network attached storage, or NAS, is a great way to share files on your local network. But it’s also a perfect solution for backing up your computers, streaming media across your home [...]

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Thecus N8900 NAS – Powerful 8-bay rackmount NAS designed for professionals

Gerard — Wed, 13 Jul 2011 21:42:04 +0000

Thecus already has an 8 bay rackmount NAS, the N8200XXX featuring a quick Intel Atom processor and providing a very good value. This product fills an important niche in the market and provides users with an excellently priced large storage NAS. Before this, Thecus was already known for innovative and powerful appliances such as the [...]

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How to build a home network: routers, connections, storage

Gerard — Wed, 06 Jul 2011 21:57:18 +0000

John Gillooly gives a quick, no-nonsense guide to the basics, so you can get started creating a home network. It used to be that home networking was focused on connecting PCs, but the rise of other networked devices over recent years has broadened the appeal a lot. At its heart networking is about sharing data, [...]

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eRacks releases Intel Xeon E7-4800 and E7-8800 Rackmount NAS Servers

Gerard — Wed, 06 Jul 2011 21:43:01 +0000

eRacks Open Source Systems adds two rackmount servers utilizing the latest Xeon Westmere-EX processors to their online catalog, the eRacks/NAS6X, and the eRacks/NAS16X, suitable for massive deployments and mission-critical applications. These two socket-1567 systems feature up to 4 and 8 CPUs, up to 10 cores per processor, and up to 30MB of cache. eRacks announces [...]

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Synology’s Xs Series extends leadership in sub-$10,000 NAS segment

Gerard — Mon, 04 Jul 2011 21:35:29 +0000

Synology America Corp. today announced the release of the xs series of network attached storage. These latest entries boast up to 100,000 IOPS, and transfer speeds up to 1,000 MB/s. Beginning under $5,000, the xs series can scale to over 100TB. “We are setting the new standard in price/performance ratios in the sub- $10,000 market,” said Doug Self, Product [...]

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Pogoplugs syncing software available for Free

Gerard — Mon, 27 Jun 2011 19:37:32 +0000

Most of you will be aware of the Pogoplug. Pogoplug is a little USB-based NAS device that lets you connect USB hard drives into your home network, allowing you to share, stream, and remotely access your photos, videos, music and files. Until now, the Pogoplug software running these gadgets was only available to storage vendors [...]

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QNAP in top selection of CHIP magazine

Gerard — Thu, 23 Jun 2011 22:47:55 +0000

Four of QNAP Systems Turbo NAS systems were included in the top 5 list of the July 2011 issue of CHIP Magazine. The TS-239 Pro II topped the chart. “It is tremendous honor to be affirmed by one of the most influential technology magazines from Germany,” said Meiji Chang, CEO of QNAP Systems, Inc. On [...]

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