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QNAP High Availability: How It Works and Why It’s a Game Changer

QNAP has introduced its own native High Availability (HA) feature. Previously, users could replicate data across two devices using SnapSync, but in the event of a failure, the switch to the backup NAS had to be handled manually. Now, with QNAP’s HA, that gap is closed.

QNAP ES1686dc vs ES1686dc-R2: What's the Difference?

QNAP recently launched the ES1686dc-R2, and if you’re wondering what’s different from the original ES1686dc — the answer is simple: only the power supply. The R2 version uses a 700W PSU instead of 770W, with no changes to performance, capacity, or features.

Install Transmission on QNAP in a few clicks with a QPKG

Transmission QPKG download and install in a few clicks for QNAP

Installing Watchtower on QNAP

with watchtower, you can automates container updates, ensuring your Docker environment stays secure and up-to-date with any manual work The Challenge: Why Command Line Access Is Required While QNAP’s GUI makes it easy to manage containers, installing Watchtower requires one crucial step that cannot be performed through the interface:

Upgrading from QTS to QuTS Hero: What You Need to Know

Upgrading from QTS to QuTS Hero requires a full reformat- erasing all data on existing drives. QuTS Hero doesnt allow to read QTS disks either . This means backing up is essential. To upgrade or not is mainly down to advanced data protection of QuTS vs the performance of QTS

Solidigm D5-P5336 60TB Drive with QNAP

At Gitex this year, I encountered the world's largest SSD: a U.2 60TB Solidigm drive ( D5-P5336) . As a storage enthusiast, I was immediately fascinated, especially thinking about its potential in a QNAP NAS setup. The drive was sitting there unassumingly at the QNAP stand—yet it represented

QNAP Airgap+ : Software defined Airgap

Air-gaps are one of the oldest and most reliable methods to keep critical information secure. In this section, let's dive into what a traditional air gap is and how QNAP's Airgap+ modernizes this trusted strategy for today's digital environment. What is an Air-gap? An

Data deduplication, compression, and compaction in QNAP

The QNAP QuTS hero operating system utilizes the ZFS file system, which inherently supports inline deduplication and inline compression. However, to enhance efficiency, especially considering the 4K block size, QNAP has also incorporated data compaction into QuTS hero. This process of compaction occurs prior to deduplication. Here's a

Data Immutability in QNAP an Synology with WORM

Due to escalating concerns surrounding ransomware and cyber attacks, many organizations are seeking to implement measures to make their data immutable, meaning data that cannot be altered once written. For both QNAP and Synology devices, immutability can be achieved through the use of WORM (Write Once Read Many) technology. Immutability

Synology F1 RAID vs QNAP QSAL

TL;DR Both Synology F1 RAID and QNAP QSAL implement uneven writing patterns on SSDs to minimize the potential risk of multiple SSDs failing simultaneously within a RAID configuration. While they adopt different methods, the ultimate goal is the same: favoring one SSD with more write operations to achieve this

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