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Stacking of Zyxel XGS2220 series switches: testing features

Switch stacking technology allows you to combine several physical switches into one virtual switch, combining their switching matrices and simplifying port management from a single stack web interface. One of the most popular functions of the stack is to combine ports from different switches into common lagging groups to get a fault-tolerant network that can withstand the breakdown of N-(N-1) switches. I want to draw attention to the fact that modern Zyxel combines support the connection of up ...
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QNAP TS-262 - Little hero of a small office

This model shows that even a small 2-disk desktop NAS can pleasantly surprise with storage capabilities: up to 4 NVME SSDs and up to 16 hard drives when using cards and expansion shelves. The ability to configure layer-by-layer storage and run applications in containers in a compartment with a 2.5-gigabit network makes it an excellent choice for a modern office with remote access and Wi-Fi 6. I already described the concept of a modern office in which all employees work remotely and only ...
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What can Synology be replaced with in the conditions of sanctions. Part 1: Choosing a stable platform.

... for a Drop-In Replacement… QNAP, Asustor, Qsan, Terramaster, Seagate If ... technologically hopelessly behind Synology and QNAP, and if they can still ... that the programmers of Synology, QNAP, Thecus and even Truenas stepped ... that it would eventually displace QNAP and Synology from the multi ... and build our own software stack, replacing the main Synology services ... community, which distinguishes it from QNAP QTS and Synology DSM. The ... types of arrays except ZFS, it's cloud management support for accessing ...
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Discovering the features of QNAP QGD-3014 - a hybrid of a PoE switch and a NAS

A very unusual NAS, which the manufacturer himself considers to be Smart Edge switches. It has a built-in PoE switch for 16 ports, as well as 2.5-Gigabit Upstream interfaces and a software architecture with isolated network spaces for video surveillance. Usually, the infrastructure of video surveillance systems in buildings is hidden in telecommunication cabinets, installed in isolated rooms, away from prying eyes and ears. However, not every company can afford a dedicated space for NVR ...
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QNAP TS-h1886XU-RP Review: meet the ZFS-based QuTS hero operating system

... the NAS. In the 2020s, QNAP could no longer avoid using a ... RP. The company QNAP has allocated the ZFS-direction in a ... it. Ability to cache cloud drives First, Cloud storage support has evolved ... and in general, you can switch the mode of operation from ... via Fiber Channel, and then switch the LUN to the iSCSI ... remote NAS, and to the cloud (cloud drives are supported here as ... independent of the use of ZFS. QNAP QTS-h1886XU-RP is powerful ... hash tables. At the second stage, the resulting table files are ...
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Storage and backup of virtual machines on QNAP NAS

In small companies, NAS can significantly reduce infrastructure costs. Those who decommissioned servers yesterday by moving resources to the NAS are canceling their subscriptions to the software that QNAP performs out of the box today. And now the time has come when QNAP swooped down on the sacred: the reservation of virtual machines. In 2019, the world market for backup and data recovery software, according to estimates by Allied Market Research, amounted to $ 9.3 billion. An article of ...
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What is Edge Computing and why edge computing is an escape from the cloud

Think of devices that monitor production equipment in a factory, or a video camera that sends real-time recording from a remote office. As long as there is only one device, it is quite easy to transmit them over the network, but with the growth of their number, there are already problems with delays. We recently wrote about how the oil and gas industry uses IoT to place hundreds and thousands of sensors on its facilities. With so much input data transmitted by all these multiple IoT devices, ...
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QNAP TS-2483XU-RP review: 24-disk head unit NAS

... significant drop in performance. And QNAP, unlike other NAS manufacturers, ... the developers' imagination, because they could realize any of their wishes ... on the connected client or switch, and the Mellanox network cards ... SAS adapter (purchased separately). QNAP currently has 3 expansion modules ... drives, and the fan status is monitored through the storage ... systems. For this purpose, QNAP announced the OpenVINO platform, which ... two-controller ES series , where ZFS with deduplication and high data ...
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Secrets of professionals: how to scale datacenters of cloud providers

Have you always wondered how Data center operators choose and configure their equipment? Why, for example, do they install server "A" instead of "B", what do they rely on - the speed of the VM or the potential number of them in the rack, and how do they design computing power? You have probably seen many times epic photos from data centers, in which drains clogged with servers go over the horizon, powerful generators and air conditioning systems are installed. Many people ...
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QNAP QSW-1208-8C: 10GBe switch review

This switch has no competitor with the same number of ports and support for 2.5 G Base-T and 5GBase-T. We tested this model for compatibility with existing network cards and cables, as well as measured performance. When purchasing a modern 10-Gigabit NAS, you will probably ask yourself the question: what should I connect it to? Regardless of whether your server has 10 GB network ports or you will add them with expansion cards, you need to decide whether you will use a copper cable (twisted ...