In the last few months, it would seem that the evildoers that leverage ransomware to make money have turned their focus to NAS devices. The most recent example we saw was with QNAP and the Qlocker attack. Though TerraMaster recently had a security fault come to light and Synology was suffering attacks a few years

LucidLink Filespaces is a cloud file system for distributed workloads that works with any cloud storage. The service provides remote storage streamed over the Internet but accessed as if it was in your local computer or network. In this article, we quickly overview the cloud NAS concept and the LucidLink Filespaces solution. Here we also

Late last year, NETGEAR rolled out its new Orbi Pro WiFi 6 tri-band mesh router system. While it may not have been the first, the original Orbi made a big splash years back with its satellites that expanded coverage. This was seen as an innovative way for businesses (as well as home users) to add

We recently reviewed the latest Intel Optane P5800X SSDs that can take advantage of PCIe Gen4 (outside of AMD platforms) thanks to the latest Intel CPUs.  Optane SSDs in servers make a lot of sense, the incredible performance profile makes caching and tiering exceedingly useful. For professional users with hungry applications though, purposing enterprise tech

The Dell UltraSharp U3821DW Monitor is a 38″ curved display with a huge amount of screen real estate and an immersive field of view, making it ideal for those who use several applications at once. The Dell monitor combines its WQHD+ (3840 x 1600) resolution and 99% sRGB factory calibration with InfinityEdge technology for a

Over the past few days, users of QNAP systems’ devices have been hit with a ransomware attack. In fact, two we discovered, Qlocker and eCh0raix. These attacks do what the usual ransomware buttholes do and encrypt users’ data while offering to give it back for a fee. QNAP is on the ball and has released

Seagate has expanded its gaming storage line this time with a focus on PCs with the Seagate FireCuda Gaming Hard Drive. The drive is HDD-based so that means it can be picked up for less and have a higher capacity for the tradeoff of top performance. It does come with a top capacity of 5TB

In a previous article, we looked at Dell Technologies’ new midrange storage line – PowerStore. We discussed the reasons why Dell released this new line of storage and then did a hands-on investigation of what it takes to set up a PowerStore storage appliance and migrate a database to it. In this article, we will

The Supermicro 1024US-TRT is a 1U server from the company’s A+ Ultra family. The server is ideal for organizations who need a performance-driven solution that can excel in dense compute use cases. Coupled with its extensive networking options, the 1024US-TRT features an H12DSU-iN motherboard inside the SC819UTS-R1K02P-A chassis, the former which is highlighted by its