Netgear Adding 6-Bay ReadyNAS 716 With 10GbE

NETGEAR, Inc. announced ReadyNAS 716 (RN716X), a 10GE addition to the ReadyNAS product family.

With a maximum capacity of 24TB (up to 84TB with expansion chassis), the six-bay NAS enables storage and throughput for businesses and campus environments supporting up to 500 concurrent users. Providing up to 10GE throughput, it is also capable of simultaneously streaming multiple large uncompressed Blu-ray files.

Earlier this spring, the company introduced a portfolio of ReadyNAS devices, running on the ReadyNAS OS, that delivers value and performance storage with enterprise features. The OS not only protects stored data with X-RAID2 automatic expansion, but also features CDP through unlimited snapshots, DR with cloud-managed replication, and threat protection with real-time anti-virus. Each NAS device was created with ease-of-use in mind, so business users can centralize, share, and backup all the data on their network.

Every member of the product family combines innovations with ease-of-use. With this launch the company takes features and capabilities available only from large-enterprise vendors and simplifies deployment and manageability to provide businesses with dynamic storage. With a 10GE line rate on the two built-in 10GBASE-T ports, this member of the NAS portfolio also showcases the latest in performance capability related to simultaneous HD video streams.

“When performance matters and you need storage made easy, there’s no better product on the market than the new ReadyNAS 716,” said Matt Pahnke, senior product marketing manager, NETGEAR Storage. “We designed ReadyNAS 716 to be the world’s fastest desktop NAS, complete with unmatched data protection features and the ability to stream multiple HD 4K videos simultaneously. So whether you’re streaming a business presentation to clients around the globe or a lecture across a college campus, the ReadyNAS 716 is the only NAS product that has you covered.“

It offers high performance in the desktop category with 16GB ECC memory and features ReadyCLOUD technology for cloud-based set-up, provisioning, and file management from any browser. What’s more, it supports 10GE infrastructures, making it tailored for streaming multiple HD videos concurrently to different media clients – whether it’s 85 streams for a college seminar, 25 streams to a kindergarten class, or three uncompressed Blu-ray files.

“Our goal is to provide our customers with an affordable, high performance, easy-to-use storage solution,” said Moisés Izquierdo Blasco, systems engineer, Ingeniería Informática Interactiva, S.L. headquartered in Barcelona, Spain. “NETGEAR ReadyNAS 716 not only delivers fast, reliable storage, but also makes it easy to stream multiple simultaneous HD video files from everywhere. With ReadyNAS, our customers get a compelling experience without having to invest a ton of money on coplex solutions, and can rest easy knowing they have CDP.“

ReadyNAS Family Growing

With the addition of the RN716 model, the company has seven product lines in the family all running on the ReadyNAS OS:

• 700 Series (RN716X) is designed for campus and high performance business environments supporting up to 500 concurrent users. It is a six-bay device and is only offered diskless.

• 500 Series (RN516XX) is designed for SMBs networks supporting up to 250 concurrent users. It is a six-bay device offered as either diskless or populated with drives.

• 300 Series (RN312XX, RN314XX, RN316XX) is optimized for small business networks and remote or branch office needs. It offers two-bay, four-bay, and six-bay desktop models that are either diskless or populated with drives.

• The entry level 100 Series (RN102XX, RN104XX) is designed for home use. It comes in two-bay and four-bay desktop models that are offered as either diskless or populated with drives.

In the summer, the company launched three ReadyNAS devices for rack-mounted deployment, all of which are offered as either diskless or populated with drives:

• The 12-bay 4220 is designed for high performance business environments supporting 50 to 500 concurrent users.

• The 12-bay 3220 is tailored for supporting 26 to 250 concurrent users.

• The four-bay 2120 is made for small office environments from five to 25 simultaneous users.

Like other members of the ReadyNAS family, it has a simple interface. It supports SATA (up to 4TB) and SSD drives, and includes three eSATA expansion ports for scaling capacity as the storage needs of a business grows (up to 84TB).

Additional capabilities include:

• Two built-in 10GBASE-T ports

• VPN quality remote data transfer and management

• Encrypted remote access

• Thin or thick provisioned LUNs

• ReadyDROP file synchronization

• ReadyDLNA mobile clients for remote media streaming

Pankhe added: “At NETGEAR, we strive to meet our customers’ needs and that means expanding opportunities for what they can do with their NAS devices to create the best user experience possible. With this in mind, the latest addition to the ReadyNAS family reinforces our commitment to delivering only the most secure, fastest, and innovative storage solutions. Only ReadyNAS combines data protection and performance into one product. That’s the bottom line.“

It is available worldwide through authorized NETGEAR PowerSHIFT partners and authorized resellers and DMR channels.

The MSRP in the U.S. is $4,500 (€3,790), although pricing for the end customer may vary depending on the reseller.