NETGEAR extends SMB storage platform

HANNOVER, GERMANY: NETGEAR, a provider in networking solutions, on Monday announced the addition of two high-performance network storage platforms optimized for storage virtualization applications to its ReadyNAS products.

With support for up to 500 users, the ReadyNAS 3100 and ReadyNAS 4200 are ideal as primary storage solutions for mid-range enterprises and high-performance secondary solutions for larger businesses, said a press release.

ReadyNAS provides reliable high-performance data storage along with integrated replication and backup options in virtualized IT infrastructures, enabling businesses to reduce costs and increase flexibility.

“From enterprise branch office to mid-range datacenter, NETGEAR provides powerful but affordable storage solutions that support advanced applications and virtualized server environments,” said Paul Tien, vice president and general manager of NETGEAR’s Network Storage Business Unit.

The ReadyNAS 3100 is a 1U 4-bay rack-mountable storage platform that provides up to 8 terabytes (TB) of storage capacity in a single system. The ReadyNAS 4200 is a 2U 12-bay rack-mountable storage platform that provides up to 24TB and two redundant drives in a single system.

Both are VMware-ready and are unified storage systems powered by the Linux-based ReadyNAS RAIDiator operating system.

The solution would offer customers greatly improved throughput, response time, reliability and efficiency, making the solution ideal for server virtualization, database and other business-critical applications for SMBs, added the release.