Netgear With 6-Bay ReadyNAS 426 and 8-Bay ReadyNAS 428 Tower NAS

Netgear, Inc. announced the latest version of the ReadyNAS OS – the ReadyNAS OS 6.7 – safeguarding data through five levels of defense, ReadyCLOUD flexible file sharing, and ReadyDR block-level backup and DR.

Concurrent with the roll out of the capabilities of the ReadyNAS OS, the company is expanding the ReadyNAS 420 Series in its ReadyNAS⁽¹⁾ product family. A unified storage platform for file sharing, the 6-bay ReadyNAS 426 and the 8-bay ReadyNAS 428 extend the performance and scalability of current two and four-bay configurations.

ReadyNAS OS 6.7 enhances desktop NAS
Designed with your business in mind, the latest version (6.7) of the ReadyNAS OS – based on Linux 4 – enables a complete, reliable and cost-effective backup platform for company files, databases, and Vms.

Public cloud sync: The ReadyNAS OS 6.7 offers enterprise capabilities such as automatic bi-directional synchronization between any ReadyNAS model and public cloud storage services including Amazon AWS, Amazon Cloud Drive, Dropbox and Google Drive. The hybrid cloud solution for small businesses to backup and synchronize on-site storage to the cloud storage, and vice-versa.
Secure private cloud: In addition to supporting connections to popular public cloud services, ReadyNAS offers ReadyCLOUD for an instant, secure VPN-based personal cloud for local and remote data access for file sharing and synchronization, without additional costs.
All-inclusive backup and recovery: ReadyNAS OS automatically installs ReadyDR to ensure BC with minimal downtime in any catastrophic event. It performs incremental and scheduled block-level backup and restore to a second compatible ReadyNAS, ensuring LAN replication of the largest backup files and databases.

The company has designed the ReadyNAS 420 Series for performance, versatility and scalability. With small business needs in mind, it provides performance, all-in-one file server and automatic backup for Windows, Mac, and Linux-based computers and remote or cloud locations, at price-performance levels. Available in two and four-bay configurations, the 6-bay model (RN426 supports up to 60TB of storage and the 8-bay model (RN428) up to 80TB of storage. Compared to the ReadyNAS 316, the ReadyNAS 426 and ReadyNAS 428 offer twice the data throughput, 50% faster data encryption and a improved industrial design.

“ReadyNAS 426 and 428 are the latest in a long line of Netgear storage products to uphold our mission to provide the strongest data protection in the industry,” said Richard Jonker, VP, SMB product line management, Netgear. “Businesses manage several pieces of valuable data that must be maintained secure, such as confidential customer information, transaction records, payroll, marketing data and product development. Protect all your data against both physical and human errors, malicious attacks, and natural disasters through our easy-to-manage desktop NAS solution with unmatched performance and warranty.“

ReadyNAS is a NAS designed for SMBs to offer RAID-50 (RN426) and RAID-60 (RN428) configurations, which enhance both performance and protection against system failure. This is thanks to ReadyNAS OS, which enables flexible RAID-0, 1, 10, 5, 6, 50 and 60 options for performance, reliability and capacity optimization. The updated Ready NAS OS also includes a 3D visual configuration tool, which has been designed to help optimize the storage settings to meet the specific needs of your business.

These ReadyNAS models are powered by the Atom Processor C3000 with 4GB DDR4 memory for high levels of networking throughput, enabling enterprise-grade file sharing and backup for small businesses, workgroups, and branch offices supporting up to 40 employees.

Both ReadyNAS 426 and 428 include four GbE network interfaces with link aggregation for performance throughput and failover protection. Their two USB 3.0 ports enable fast data retrieval and easy camera and smartphone media backup. Its industrial design offers improved usability features, thermal control, and quieter operation. ReadyNAS is easy to set up, monitor and manage through the firm’s Insight mobile app for iOS and Android mobile devices.

BTRFS file system with five levels of data protection:

Automatic XRAID protection against disk failure while maximizing drive capacity utilization, (up to RAID-50 for ReadyNAS 426 and RAID-60 for ReadyNAS 428)
Snapshot technology that restores data from any point in time
Free, built-in, real-time anti-virus and anti-malware software without performance degradation
Bit rot protection against media degradation; and
Easy-to-set up backup based on Block Level Replication technology

Pricing and availability:
The ReadyNAS 420 Series including the 6- and 8-bay models is available worldwide through authorized company’s partners and other reseller channels and ecommerce sites. ReadyNAS comes in populated configurations of various HDD drive capacities. Prices shown are MSRP in the U.S.