NAS Question

[scoobs]

Am wondering if we have 3 staff members going to work in a office other than ours for a few weeks
they will need to access documents simultaneously from a central point also will need somewhere to store their files etc

would a Little NAS storage device work for this ?

 

[Randy_The_Squirrel]

Well yes

 

[scoobs]

what would you suggest which model

 

[Randy_The_Squirrel]

what would you suggest which model

It doesn't matter as most of them are similar, they open up a SMB share that Windows and other types of computer can see. I use the Seagate Central and Seagate BlackArmor, but they are all discontinued now, there is a WD MyCloud I think on the market now, all you need to do is configure it and off you go.

 

[Crowley]

How many documents, what type of documents and how big are they? Do you have reliable fast internet at the other office?

 

[scoobs]

will have LTE modem, on a 100GB telkom plan, documents are excel and some CAD drawings so not really big but not small either.

 

[creeper]

It doesn't matter as most of them are similar, they open up a SMB share that Windows and other types of computer can see. I use the Seagate Central and Seagate BlackArmor, but they are all discontinued now, there is a WD MyCloud I think on the market now, all you need to do is configure it and off you go.

The MyCloud is a bit slow / underpowered for business IMHO. I would rather look at something a bit bigger, like QNAP or Synology.

Then, there is the option of a HP MicroServer with FreeNAS.

MyCloud. Easy to setup. Slow under load
Synology/QNAP. More expensive. Uncertain about the setup. Will need to buy HDDs
HP MicroServer. Close to Midrange NAS price. More effort to setup and maintain. Will need to buy HDDs.

 

[scoobs]

yeah looking at mycloud it actually looks good, Basically its what i need.. Will look in to it thanks creeper and randy

 

[creeper]

yeah looking at mycloud it actually looks good, Basically its what i need.. Will look in to it thanks creeper and randy

Look at the MyCloud EX2. It has a bit more power than the single drive or the Duo.

Edit: Forgot to mention. MyCloud has a nifty Snapshot feature. You plug in an USB hdd and it makes a make. Quite useful for a work environment backup plan.

 

[DrJohnZoidberg]

There is also the My Cloud Pro series: http://www.firstshop.co.za/wd-my-cloud-pr2100-WDBBCL0080JBK-EESN-p-37391

You can get them bundled with drives like the one above or buy just the unit and add your own.

 

[KhoisanX]

will have LTE modem, on a 100GB telkom plan, documents are excel and some CAD drawings so not really big but not small either.

Why not use cloud storage or VPN to your office?

 

[_kabal_]

what do you need that Google Drive/OneDrive/Dropbox dont provide?