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Western Digital, the world's leader in digital storage solutions, today introduced My Book Live Duo, a personal cloud storage system that combines the benefits of shared storage and remote access with double-safe backup or increased capacity of a dual-drive system with RAID (Redundant Array of Independent Disks) technology.
Compatible with Mac® and PC operating systems, My Book Live Duo continuously maintains a second copy of all your files for real-time data backup in mirrored mode (RAID 1). Half the capacity is used to store users' data and half is used for a second copy. In the unlikely event that one drive fails, data is protected because it's duplicated on the other drive. For automatic backup Windows® users can use the included WD SmartWare® software and Mac users can utilize all the features of Apple® Time Machine® backup software to protect their data.
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Today LaCie released an update to NAS OS 2 for its line of network-attached storage (NAS) devices. It features enhanced backup options and easy remote access capabilities for LaCie Network 2 products. These new features make it easy for professionals to back up safely and share information, even on the go.
NAS-TO-NAS Backup
Support for NAS-to-NAS backup lets the LaCie NAS back up another compatible NAS. The LaCie NAS can even be backed up by another NAS, whether it's on the same network or via the Internet. This feature is especially helpful to create an offsite backup for data protection against theft, fires, floods and other natural disasters. Advanced options let the user encrypt or compress data as well as perform incremental backups to save space.
LaCie MyNAS Easy Remote Access
With LaCie MyNAS the user can now easily access their NAS remotely, a process that takes only 30 seconds to set up. Just create a unique name for the network storage in the NAS dashboard, then access the device on the road with a simple, easy-to-remember web address: mynas.lacie.com/name. This means employees, partners or clients can securely access projects using a web browser or the free LaCie MyNAS iPhone®/iPad® app.
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Synology America Corp. today announced that its XS Series NAS servers are now officially certified VMware® Ready™ with full support for vSphere 5, offering better flexibility, higher performance, better storage and management efficiency in the VMware virtualization platform.
With the newly introduced Storage Distribute Resource Scheduler (DRS) technology in vSphere 5, Synology XS Series NAS servers offer a perfect solution for ongoing load balancing automation, resource aggregation and automated initial placement which improves efficiency and I/O bottlenecks. Virtual Machine File System (VMFS) 5 improves scalability and performance for virtual machines, simplifying virtual machine provisioning and administration. Storage vMotion for a virtual machine can now be used with snapshot, which greatly increases flexibility.
"We are proud to be among the first to deliver data storage solutions optimized for VMware vSphere 5," said Wayne An, Product Manager, Synology Inc. "With guaranteed compatibility between vSphere 5 and XS Series NAS servers, joint customers will benefit from increased simplicity, agility plus efficiency, and be able to get the most from their virtual infrastructure investment."
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QNAP Systems, Inc. today announced new V3.6 beta NAS management software for its Turbo NAS series, providing highly anticipated features such as VPN Server, LDAP Server, and Proxy Server, cloud music and photo sharing with a web browser, enhanced backup features, and more. Firmware V3.6 beta also includes new version of MyCloudNAS 1.2, QPKG center and more compatible IP camera.
Firmware V3.6 beta provides several new business-class features. The VPN Server offers the businesses with a cost-saving way to create a secure and private network. The LDAP Server simplifies mass account management and saves business' IT hardware expenditure. The Proxy Server provided with the "Squid" QPKG provides the IT administrator a great solution to manage network loading yet maintain network security. "Firmware V3.6 beta proves the Turbo NAS firmware is business-ready," commented Jason Hsu, product manager of QNAP. Bandwidth control for Real Time Remote Replication (RTRR) and rsync backup is also included in firmware V3.6 beta.
"Backup enhancements take an important role in this release, too," added Hsu. The new NetBak Replicator 4 added email notifications. A new third-party cloud storage backup service Symform® is now available that provides up to 200 GB of free cloud space.
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One month after launching its new Pogoplug Cloud service, Pogoplug has announced the next generation of its flagship cloud expansion device: Pogoplug Series 4.
Pogoplug's free Pogoplug Cloud service gives users 5GB of online cloud storage optimized for mobile phones and tablets. New users can sign up directly from their phone to create their free Pogoplug Cloud account.
Pogoplug Series 4 allows users to add unlimited cloud capacity to their Pogoplug account by hosting their own storage, with no monthly fees or limits. The high-performance Pogoplug Series 4 model provides plug-and-play support for Seagate® GoFlex™ external drives and other storage products that have adopted the new Universal Storage Module standard (USM), as well as the following inputs:
