Qnap Expands Business Series Turbo NAS

Qnap TS-1079 Pro
QNAP Systems, Inc. announced an expansion of its business series desktop Turbo NAS servers with an emphasis on performance.

           TS-1079 Pro
 
The new TS-879 Pro (8 drives) and TS-1079 Pro (10 drives), with up to 30TB of online storage, aim to fulfill the storage needs of the high-end SMB environments. The new models feature Intel Core i3 CPU to deliver data throughput over 1,000MB/sec via 10GbE networking, for network-wide backups, file sharing in mixed Windows, Mac, Linux, and UNIX environments, private cloud storage, server virtualization, and high-performance computing applications such as high definition video editing.

They are packed with SATA 6Gb/s support, USB 3.0 ports, and optional 10GbE (super-high 10Gbit/sec throughput) network card. Both models feature hot-swappable drive carriers with support for 2.5-inch or 3.5-inch drives, dual Gigabit LAN ports with failover and load balancing, multiple USB 3.0/2.0 and eSATA ports for high-speed data backup. The new models support RAID 0, 1, 10, 5, 6, 5+ hot spare, 6+ hot spare, 10+ hot spare, single disk, JBOD, and the new Global Hot Spare feature that allows a spare drive to flexibly replace a failed drive on any RAID volume on the NAS for automatic RAID data rebuilding.

The new models feature iSCSI support and can operate with simultaneous IP-SAN (iSCSI) and NAS functions. The new models are VMware and Citrix XenServer Ready and Windows Hyper-V compliant, for network shared storage for virtual server environments.

"Network administrators of high-end SMBs can now rejoice," said Richard Lee, president of QNAP Systems. "For now there is a viable alternative to the overpriced networked storage that has been previously marketed to the high-end SMB. QNAP’s new TS-879 Pro and TS-1079 Pro delivers uncompromising performance and features at prices sure to make the accountant smile."

"Today’s business environment requires network-attached storage solutions that provide efficient data access," said David Tuhy, General Manager, Intel Data Center Group Storage. "Intel technology powers a broad range of innovative solutions, including the Intel Core i3 processor family for entry-level data storage."

Key Specs of New Models:

• TS-1079 Pro – 10-drive desktop unit, dual-core Intel Core i3-2120 Processor (3.3 GHz), 2GB DDR3 RAM, 1 expansion slot for storage expansion or network expansion, 2 Gigabit LAN ports;
• TS-879 Pro – 8-drive desktop unit, dual-core Intel Core i3-2120 Processor (3.3 GHz), 2GB DDR3 RAM, 1 expansion slot for storage expansion or network expansion, 2 Gigabit LAN ports.

Availability
The TS-879 Pro and TS-1079 Pro are available from popular distributors, resellers, and e-tailers.