Synology Announces New NAS Solutions

Synology has introduced new products to satisfy both home and enterprise users with the release of the DS420j and SA3600. With these new products, Synology is adding to both their DiskStation and SA NAS portfolios.

Synology has introduced new products to satisfy both home and enterprise users with the release of the DS420j and SA3600. With these new products, Synology is adding to both their DiskStation and SA NAS portfolios.

The DiskStation DS420j is a 4-bay NAS, powered by Synology DiskStation Manager, ideal for home data backup and multimedia streaming with powerful protection. This file syncing and sharing solution is ready for users looking to build a private home cloud and is well suited for the growing data storage needs of families and home users. In this digital day and age, large amounts of data are being generated by personal users and the DS420j provides a simple solution to protect digital possessions and share them with family.

A selling point of the DS420j is the protection it provides. Going beyond just data protection. Features included with this system include Surveillance Station, Data and Photo Back Up, and Safe and Secure Sharing. The Surveillance Station is Synology’s subscription-free home security solution that stores footage on your local device. Regarding data and photo back-up Synology offers a host of license and subscription-free backup applications securing any type of vital data. Last but not least Safe and Secure Sharing gives you the user direct control over access by storing your important data and photos locally. A Synology NAS offers tangible layers of security while still offering ease of use with sharing at the click of a button.

Key DS420j Specifications:

• 64-bit dual-core 1.4GHz processor
• 1 GB DDR4 memory, twice the size of its predecessor
• Over 112 MB/s sequential reading throughput and 108 MB/s sequential writing throughput1
• Over 112 MB/s encrypted sequential reading throughput and 87 MB/s  encrypted sequential writing throughput1
• Over 40 TB raw single volume capacity
• Supports up to 16 IP cameras

The SA3600 is the latest solution in the SA family offering high-performance on-premises storage with petabyte scalability. The SA3600 has been purpose-built to tackle growing data storage needs and provide businesses with to faster and larger on-premises storage in a cost-effective package. Integrated data protection and availability of the SA3600 makes the product easy to deploy as well as offering simplified operation with comprehensive tools designed for enterprise-level data protection. Features of the SA3600 include VM, SAAS and endpoint protection with Synology Active Backup, prevented data loss utilizing Synology Snapshot Manager, and maximized availability with Synology High Availability when combining two SA3600 servers into a single high-availability cluster.

Its versatile architecture offers performance, scalability, flexibility, and minimized total cost of ownership (TCO). Powered by an Intel Xeon 12-core processor, the SA3600 is scalable up to 180 drives. It provides petabyte-scale storage capacity, suitable for massive surveillance deployments, video post-production, and other business environments. Support of both 2.5″ and 3.5″ SAS/SATA drives increases flexibility and prevents vendor lock-in, minimizing the total cost of ownership.

Key SA3600 Specifications:

• Intel Xeon 12-core processor
• Performance: Over 5,500 MB/s sequential throughput and 176,000 4K random write IOPS
• Scalability: Up to 1,536 TB storage capacity with 7 expansion units
• 10GbE built-in: 2 x 10GbE and 4 x 1GbE Ethernet ports
• PCIe 3.0 expansion: 2 x PCIe slots for additional network interface card support
• Virtualization-ready: Certified for VMware vSphere, Microsoft Hyper-V, Citrix XenServer, and OpenStack Cinder

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