Synology Introduces RackStations RS816 and RS3617xs
Synology® Inc. launched RackStation RS816, a 1U 4-bay rackmount server specially designed for growing businesses and small offices. RS816 offers flexible scalability up to eight drives for up to 64TB in total raw storage capacity with Synology RX415 expansion unit while delivering advanced computing capability and robust application suite.
“In addition to its impressive agility , RS816 is flexible in terms of its compact size and scalability, making the rackmount server able to easily fit into fast growing business environments without taking pains to adjust to changing scenarios and storage demands,” said Jason Fan, Product Manager at Synology Inc.
RS816 is equipped with an upgraded dual-core CPU with hardware encryption engine, making it possible to reach 148 MB/s reading and 81 MB/s writing speeds and presenting an impressive 142% increase in its encrypted writing performance compared to its predecessor. RS816 supports dual 1GbE LAN failover, plus the hot-swappable design for instant drive replacement, ensuring maximum uptime and minimum mean time to repair (MTTR), saving business immense time and resources on storage management and disaster recovery. RS816 runs on DiskStation Manager (DSM), the most advanced and intuitive operating system for network-attached storage devices that offers a wide range of applications from backup to multimedia for home and personal uses. While earning the highest overall ranking in the 10th TechTarget Quality Awards survey for mid-range NAS systems, Synology has also received numerous media accolades, including PCR’s Networking Vendor of the Year.
For more information, please visit https://www.synology.com/products/RS816
Availability
RS816 is available worldwide immediately.
Synology® Inc. launched RackStation RS3617xs, a robust and scalable NAS server delivering greater agility and higher efficiency to support large-scale businesses.
“Businesses today are faced with increasing storage needs” said Michael Wang, Product Manager at Synology Inc. “RS3617xs is an enterprise NAS solution equipped with advanced technologies and comprehensive applications for large and expanding businesses to handle massive storage capacities.”
Equipped with a quad-core 3.3 GHz CPU, RS3617xs delivers high performance at over 3,263 MB/s sequential throughput and 333,941 IOPS under a RAID 5 configuration with 10GbE Link Aggregation enabled. RS3617xs comes with dual PCIe slots that supports up to two 10GbE Network Interface Cards (NIC); maximising bandwidth and meeting high performance requirements for data-intensive applications.
RS3617xs is powered by a robust Btrfs file system, bringing snapshot technology with faster point-in-time recovery of data while preventing data corruption and ensuring high levels of data integrity. The RS3617xs is designed to meet the need for future growth. Synology’s expansion units RX1217/RX1217RP offer an easy way to immediately expand up to 36 drives by providing 12 additional drive slots each. RS3617xs also provides seamless storage solutions for virtualisation environments including VMware, Citrix, and Hyper-V.
RS3617xs runs on DiskStation Manager (DSM), the most advanced and intuitive operating system for network -attached storage devices that offers a wide range of applications to bring better productivity at work. While earning the highest overall ranking in the 10th TechTarget Quality Awards survey for mid-range NAS systems, Synology has also received numerous media accolades, including PCR’s Networking Vendor of the Year.
For more information, please visit https://www.synology.com/products/RS3617xs.
Availability
RS3617xs is available worldwide immediately.
Along with the launch of the new RackStation, we have also launched RX1217/RX1217RP and a new Rail Kit Sliding RKS1317
- RX1217/RX1217RP is the successor of RX1214/RX1217RP, featuring a new chassis design and perfectly supports the latest 8TB/10TB HDDs.
- RKS1317 is the successor of RKS1314, featuring a screwless design to be used with Synology RackStation models and support upcoming Synology 3U RackStation models.
RRPs
RS816 = £456.00 including VAT or €455.00 excluding VAT
RS3617xs = £2,772.00 including VAT or €2225.00 excluding VAT
RKS1317 = £68.40 including VAT or €69.00 excluding VAT
RX1217 = £1,128.00 including VAT or €1,130.00 excluding VAT
RX1217RP = £1,692.00 including VAT or €1,690.00 excluding VAT
Synology at a Glance
Synology creates network attached storage, IP surveillance solutions, and network equipment that transform the way users manage data, conduct surveillance, and manage network in the cloud era. By taking full advantage of the latest technologies, Synology aims to help users centralise data storage and backup, share files on-the-go, implement professional surveillance solutions, and manage network in reliable and affordable ways. Synology is committed to delivering products with forward-thinking features and the best in class customer services.