Synology Certified for Windows Server 2012

Synology Inc. announced selected DiskStation and RackStation are certified for Microsoft Windows Server 2012, which delivers advancements to help businesses increase IT efficiency as well as achieve a new level of availability.

The compelling combination of Synology NAS server and the new Windows Server 2012 OS entitles businesses to boost performance and flexibility when migrating running virtual machine without downtime. Additionally, the Windows Server 2012 support ensures BC and minimizes DR time with real-time virtual machine remote replication.

The combined virtualized platform also enables enterprises to flexibly leverage the new VHDX format and its ability of supporting up to 64TB storage per virtual hard disk. Moreover, Cluster Shared Volumes (CSV) 2.0 provides a scalable and flexible shared storage infrastructure with increased performance. CSV 2.0 will be supported with more workloads, including File Server for scale-out application data.

"Synology DiskStation and RackStation take full advantage of the enhancements in Windows Server 2012 to address the critical challenges around virtualization, cloud computing, and managing big data," said Wayne An, product manager of Synology. "They help IT administrators create dynamic data centers and cloud infrastructures that provide agility and HA," added An.