With the rise in virtualization, 10GbE (10 Gigabit Ethernet) and better connectivity speeds have gotten a necessary characteristic set in fashionable NAS methods. To assist decrease a efficiency bottleneck, SSD speeds are essential. To totally help the necessities of those environments, storage gadget sturdiness, pace and capability stay closely in demand. Building on the confirmed reliability of Western Digital’s WD Red product portfolio, the options are constructed to rework ache factors to earnings for the top person. When utilized as a caching resolution in a NAS system, the WD Red SA500 SSD helps to spice up efficiency whereas the brand new larger capability WD Red and WD Red Pro HDDs provide extra cupboard space in the identical NAS gadget.
“A boost in performance for NAS systems can translate to more content in less time, so creators or small businesses can work more efficiently to increase output and, as a result, potential income,” stated Ziv Paz, senior director, shopper computing section advertising, Western Digital. “Our higher capacities coupled with optimized endurance in the WD Red portfolio are making room for larger files and reducing storage bandwidth-induced stress. For creators working on large projects over time, the latest WD Red SSD solution enables a hybrid NAS environment where the SSD can serve as a caching mechanism for both large and frequently accessed files.”
“Working with Western Digital has proved increasingly beneficial in delivering premium storage for our NAS systems,” stated Meiji Chang, common supervisor, QNAP. “With the addition of today’s WD Red SA500 SSD as a storage or caching solution, our customers can now take full advantage of dedicated SSD slots in our systems and benefit from faster network transfer speeds and optimal endurance.”
“Whether it’s editing video projects, backing up photos or developing software, the right storage platform not only protects your data, but lets you access it faster,” stated Patrick Deschere, advertising director, Synology America Corp. “By pairing Synology with Western Digital, you can optimize your NAS experience and get the best of the cloud while maintaining complete ownership of your data.”
Product Details
New merchandise launched at present are:
- WD Red SA500 NAS SATA SSD: Purpose-built for NAS lovers, the newest WD Red SA500 NAS SATA SSD provides capacities from 500 GB as much as four TB (2.5-inch solely) and creates an surroundings optimized for 10 GbE networks in addition to caching in NAS methods to quickly entry steadily used information. With superior endurance for heavy learn and write masses demanded by NAS in a 24/7 surroundings, the drive helps OLTP databases, multi-user environments, photograph rendering, 4K and 8K video modifying.
- WD Red NAS Hard Drive: Complementary to the WD Red SA500 NAS SATA SSD, the newest WD Red HDD capability improve to 14TB1 is designed to be used in NAS methods with as much as eight bays. Ideal for small-and-home-office 24/7 environments, the drive helps as much as a 180 TB/12 months workload charge.
- WD Red Pro NAS Hard Drive: Built just like the WD Red HDD with a lift for skilled NAS workloads and as much as 14TB1 capability, the WD Red Pro HDD helps as much as 24 bays. With 3D Active Balance Plus expertise and error restoration controls with NASware 3.zero expertise, the drive operates with enhanced reliability.
Pricing and Availability
The WD Red SA500 SSD is available in capacities of 500 GB as much as 2 TB for the M.2 kind issue and ranges in worth from $72.00 as much as $297.00 (MSRP USD) within the U.S. The 2.5-inch kind issue of the WD Red SA500 SSD is available in capacities of 500 GB as much as four TB and ranges in worth from $75.00 to $600.00 (MSRP USD) within the U.S. Both kind components of WD Red SA500 SSDs are…
