New Synology 12-Bay NAS

Synology Inc. unveiled the RackStation RS2416+/RS2416RP+, a 12-bay NAS solution featuring schedulable snapshots and resilient data integrity, on-the-fly scalability up to 24 drives, as well as reliable performance suited for the workplace.

RackStation RS2416+

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With support for the next-generation Btrfs file system, RS2416+/RS2416RP+ offers metadata mirroring and checksums that guarantee a higher level of data availability and survivability. Snapshots can be automatically captured as frequently as every five minutes, allowing businesses to go back in time and recover previous versions of files and folders. Up to 256 ⁽¹⁾ daily, weekly, or monthly snapshots can be retained when equipped with expanded memory.

“SMBs need a storage solution that grows with them, while also ensuring past documents, records, and other important data are protected against human error or unforeseen hardware errors. With advanced data protection and integrity mechanisms, the new RS2416+/RS2416RP+ provides the ideal choice for storing a business’ crucial data,” said Michael Wang, product manager, Synology.

RS2416+/RS2416RP+ is equipped with a quad-core CPU, built-in AES-NI hardware encryption engine, 2GB RAM (expandable up to 6GB), and R/W-optimised SSD cache support. In addition to the standard four Ethernet ports with failover and Link Aggregation support, the RS2416RP+ variant includes redundant power supply units in order to maximise service uptime and BC.

RS2416+/RS2416RP+ is powered by DiskStation Manager (DSM),an advanced and intuitive web-based OS for network-attached storage, which provides a host of applications to bring better productivity at work.

RS2416+/RS2416RP+ are shipping at the prices of  €1,380 for RS2416+ and €1,825 for RS2416RP+.

⁽¹⁾ Retained snapshots are limited to 64 when equipped with 2GB of RAM.