Thecus Adding High-End N16000PRO and N12000PRO NAS

Since Thecus Technology, Corp. has entered the enterprise NAS market with the N12000 and the N16000, it proved that the reliability and stability found within its existing line of NAS could be tailor made to service heavy storage and demand businesses.

The N12000V and N16000V followed which offered a choice between more value and more power. As the technology evolves quickly, Thecus is announcing its large business solution, the N12000PRO and N16000PRO.

"Thecus is dedicated to serve enterprise level needs with the best technology available," said Florence, CEO and GM  of Thecus. "Paired with powerful Intel processors and functions which provide advanced security features, our customers can rest assured that their data is being managed by professional hands."

Better processors for better performance
The new PRO series of 12 and 16-bay NAS comes with the E3-1275 processor that runs at 3.4GHz. The quad-core processors are matched by 8GB of DDR3 RAM on both devices. And to make sure the power of the processors is used, a 10GbE network card can be added to the available PCIe slot and link aggregation can be used to make sure your network doesn’t slow you down.

Volume Expansion and Daisy Chaining
Brought on by the ThecusOS 5.0, users can now dynamically stack their NAS units for more capacities in a single volume. Designate your N16000PRO or N12000PRO as a stack master and implement a 10GbE switch to connect additional target devices. Scalability is the key notion when it boils down to volume expansion. In fact, eight target devices can be intertwined for a volume of multi-terabyte capacity when utilizing 10GbE switch.

Daisy-chaining is a function to expand storage volume while keeping cost down. Up to four D16000 DAS can be added to the N16000PRO and N12000PRO for an additional 64 bays of storage. Another perk about daisy-chaining is that transfer speeds are fast. Thanks to the SAS cables that are put-to-use to daisy-chain the DAS to the NAS. If paired with volume expansion, daisy-chain can help large businesses expand their storage capacity to up to 2.5PB.

10GBASE-T HA
The N12000PRO and N16000PRO both run on ThecusOS5.0 which supports one of an important feature, HA. HA allows users to replicate the data on an active NAS to another standby NAS via 10GbE synchronization. The importance of HA is quickly noticeable, whether there is data corruption or if the active NAS has any HDD problems or downtime, the standby server keeps all vital data saved and is available at all time to take over the active NAS’ responsibilities.

Total backup solution
Also supported by the N16000PRO and the N12000PRO is the total backup solution, Data Guard. This solution provides both local and remote backup under one roof. Currently, data is backed up across RAID volumes, external USB drives, and eSATA. In addition, Data Guard uses technology to sync data across the network to other NAS, take advantage of real-time remote replication to keep your data safe.

Additionally, Thecus joined hands with Acronis International GmbH and gives five free registered copies of their Backup and Recovery 10 Server for Windows. Acronis offers a range of critical features which includes scheduling and hot backups with password protection, advanced compression functionality to help save space, incremental backups to save time and FTP/SFTP remote backup. Windows Server users now have a secure system DR solution.
                      
In a multiple users environment, it is easy to spread a virus or malware through the data stored on the NAS. Adding an anti-virus to the already comprehensive software bundle will provide the necessary software protection by scanning the files on your NAS and defending it against possible threats. By establishing a partnership with McAfee, Inc., it allow users the benefit of an anti-virus software on their NAS for free.

With unified storage, the users will have the ability to plug their NAS to an iSCSI network, and at the same time, use the NAS as an IP storage pool for both protocols. This way, the NAS can be compatible with any existing or future architecture.