SYNOLOGY Inc. announced the launch on April 18 of two of its network-attached storage (NAS) servers together with an expansion unit.
The 5-bay and 8-bay tower servers called DiskStation DS1517+ and DS1817+ offer a NAS solution for technology enthusiasts and small- and medium-sized businesses, the Taiwanese corporation that specializes in NAS said in a statement.
The new feature in DS1517+ and DS1817+ is the inclusion of a Peripheral Component Interconnect Express (PCIe) slot, which allows users to install an optional 10 Gigabit Ethernet (GbE) network interface card or Synology’s new Serial Advanced Technology Attachment solid-state drive (SATA SSD) adapter. In addition, the DS1517+ and DS1817+ both come in 2GB and 8GB memory configurations, which can be upgraded to 16GB through the easily accessible memory compartment.
Installing an additional network interface card allows enthusiasts and businesses to take advantage of up to two 10GbE ports to boost maximum throughput, the Taipei, Taiwan-headquartered firm said.
The announcement came after the International Data Corp. (IDC) said worldwide spending on traditional, noncloud, information-technology (IT) infrastructure will decline 5.3 percent this year. Nonetheless, it will still account for the largest share, 57.9 percent, of end-user spending.
“Investments in cloud IT infrastructure will increase across all regions, while the majority of regions expect to see a reduction in spending on noncloud deployments across all three technology segment,” IDC said on April 11.
In cloud environments, Ethernet switches will be the fastest growing technology segment at 21.8-percent year over year growth this year, while spending on servers and enterprise storage will grow 17.9 percent and 10.7 percent, respectively, according to IDC.
An important factor in the slowdown of spending on enterprise storage is the weakness in the external storage segment amid continuous adoption of server-based and software-defined storage solutions, IDC said.
“In all three segments, spending on IT infrastructure deployed off-premises will be growing faster than spending on on-premises environments,” IDC said.