Whitepaper: Intel's Overview of ReadyNAS/ReadyDATA Storage
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“ReadyDATA™ and ReadyNAS™ provide highly
affordableandflexiblesolutionsfororganizations
looking to take their data management
capabilities into the 21st century.”
– Brett Hesterberg, ReadyDATA Product Line Manager, NETGEAR
Giving SMBs New Tools with
NETGEAR ReadyNAS
The ReadyNAS family of network-attached storage (NAS) offers
an array of business-class features at a fraction of the traditional
cost of business storage. These devices provide powerful yet
easy-to-use data-storage and file-sharing features, and the high-
performance architecture offers fast data throughput and storage
capacity of up to 84 TB. It also provides data protection with auto
RAID management and volume expansion, and it works with Microsoft
Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux clients across the network. A setup
wizard allows easy configuration through a web browser. Like the
ReadyDATA solution, these devices deliver continuous snapshots.
This simplifies data recovery and provides a more flexible storage and
backup environment.
ReadyNAS Key Features and Benefits
ReadyNAS delivers a cost-effective and powerful solution for SMBs
and small offices:
•Scalability.ReadyNAS devices provide up to 84 TB of unified
storage and supports RAID and X-RAID2 technologies. This provides
a quick and straightforward way to expand storage while ensuring
full data redundancy and high performance. X-RAID2 allows an
organization to swap out older drives for newer and larger drives
while keeping all data online and available.
•Class-leadingperformance. A multi-core Intel processor
provides unparalleled performance across multiple hardware and
software platforms. ReadyNAS allows more users to access data
simultaneously.
•Easydeployment. A web interface allows a network administrator
to configure ReadyNAS with minimal time and effort. The system
includes built-in e-mail alerts in case of disk failure or a high-
temperature incident.
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Continuousprotection.ReadyNAS provides continuous data
protection with unlimited block-based snapshots.
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ReadyNAS Vault. ReadyNAS Vault is a reliable, affordable and
simple cloud-based backup service embedded on all ReadyNAS
systems.
Conclusion
Businesses of every size face the challenge of managing escalating
requirements for data storage, back-up, and disaster recover in
the face of static or shrinking budgets. NETGEAR ReadyDATA
and ReadyNAS storage solutions address the needs of SMBs and
small to medium enterprises—especially those operating small
satellite or branch offices with minimal IT resources or slow Internet
connectivity—by providing a simple yet powerful way to centrally
manage, share, and synchronize data so that it’s up to date and
available across all locations to power the business.
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