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      technobabble last edited by

      I have a client with less than a GB of data that I need to start sharing with a NAS. They have 2 users both with the 20-20 program (CAD) and they need to be able to both open the work files from their own desktop.

      Each PC has the program on it, we just need the data to be centralized.

      And there is no backup on or offsite yet.

      A two bay NAS with RAID sound good for disk failover sounds good but I don't need 4TB of data. Also I realize I will still need a separate device for backups.

      What are your recommendations?

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      • gjacobse
        gjacobse last edited by

        FreeNAS?

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        • thanksajdotcom
          thanksajdotcom last edited by

          Actually, a VM of FreeNAS would be ideal in this case.

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          • gjacobse
            gjacobse last edited by

            Synology Disk Station DS214se

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            • gjacobse
              gjacobse last edited by

              Lenovo Iomega ix2 Diskless NAS

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              • coliver
                coliver last edited by

                Less than a gig? What is their internet connection like? Why do they need a NAS suddenly? Could they get away with using something like ODfB, Dropbox, or Box? That way the users have it backed up on their desktops and in the "cloud".

                I don't think I would purchase a NAS for less then a gig for just two users.

                What is stopping these users from creating a share on one of their desktops and then mounting it on the second users machine?

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                • thanksajdotcom
                  thanksajdotcom @coliver last edited by

                  @coliver said:

                  Less than a gig? What is their internet connection like? Why do they need a NAS suddenly? Could they get away with using something like ODfB, Dropbox, or Box? That way the users have it backed up on their desktops and in the "cloud".

                  I don't think I would purchase a NAS for less then a gig for just two users.

                  What is stopping these users from creating a share on one of their desktops and then mounting it on the second users machine?

                  The cloud storage idea is good. I also was wondering about just a desktop share. However, this may be looked at as an opportunity for long-term growth with a NAS.

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                  • scottalanmiller
                    scottalanmiller last edited by

                    Is "less than a GB" correct? Did you mean less than a TB perhaps?

                    Best two bay NAS solutions are ReadyNAS, Synology or IoSafe and Buffalo. All three are very good.

                    ReadyNAS is here in ML @mdgm
                    IoSafe is here in ML too @Brett-at-ioSafe

                    IoSafe is a really nice solution for a company relying on a single storage device as it is fire safe, so you are far more likely to be able to survive a several local event in case of disaster since you will be working off of a single device. IoSafe is Synology under the hood.

                    Both ReadyNAS and the IoSafe/Synology options are very good.

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                      scottalanmiller @gjacobse last edited by

                      @g.jacobse said:

                      Synology Disk Station DS214se

                      These are very nice. The DS214 is the underlying platform that IoSafe uses.

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                      • scottalanmiller
                        scottalanmiller @gjacobse last edited by

                        @g.jacobse said:

                        Lenovo Iomega ix2 Diskless NAS

                        We support some of these and haven't had the best of luck with them. Very low end devices. Not horrible, but not up to par with ReadyNAS, Synology, et. al.

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                        • scottalanmiller
                          scottalanmiller @thanksajdotcom last edited by

                          @thanksaj said:

                          Actually, a VM of FreeNAS would be ideal in this case.

                          Assuming that they have a virtualization infrastructure, seems unlikely with less than a GB of data.

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                          • gjacobse
                            gjacobse @scottalanmiller last edited by

                            @scottalanmiller said:

                            @g.jacobse said:

                            Lenovo Iomega ix2 Diskless NAS

                            We support some of these and haven't had the best of luck with them. Very low end devices. Not horrible, but not up to par with ReadyNAS, Synology, et. al.

                            Good to know. I know the ReadyNAS line has been commented on recently as the ioSTOR series.

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                            • thanksajdotcom
                              thanksajdotcom @scottalanmiller last edited by

                              @scottalanmiller said:

                              @thanksaj said:

                              Actually, a VM of FreeNAS would be ideal in this case.

                              Assuming that they have a virtualization infrastructure, seems unlikely with less than a GB of data.

                              If they don't have a virtualization infrastructure in place on-site, a desktop share makes the most sense.

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                                A Former User last edited by

                                I really like Synology.

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                                • Bill Kindle
                                  Bill Kindle @technobabble last edited by

                                  @technobabble If it were me, I would go with a Synology NAS (2-4 bays) and just get some 250GB or 500GB drives. They might now have a lot of data right now but you want to have room to grow for a few years too.

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                                    A Former User @Bill Kindle last edited by

                                    @Bill-Kindle Why such small drives?

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                                    • scottalanmiller
                                      scottalanmiller @thanksajdotcom last edited by

                                      @thanksaj said:

                                      If they don't have a virtualization infrastructure in place on-site, a desktop share makes the most sense.

                                      With only ten users that can work. Although typically this is less than ideal as you don't normally have RAID and you rely on that one desktop to always be on and available. Even at home I don't do that.

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                                        technobabble @gjacobse last edited by

                                        @g.jacobse said:

                                        Synology Disk Station DS214se

                                        I think this might work, the price looks right.

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                                          technobabble @Bill Kindle last edited by

                                          @Bill-Kindle thanks....checking out the prices now.

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                                            technobabble @scottalanmiller last edited by

                                            @scottalanmiller checking out IoSafe.

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