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RE: My lunch with Microsoft



Carl and all other others,

A Network Attached Storage device, or NAS, is much more than a backup.
It can serve as a giant (free) cloud storage drive for everyone that lives on an
in the security of your LAN.  — It is the core of a security system, it is a media
server, a relational database, a mail server, and it is so much more. It is also
compatible with all popular operating systems and many phones.

Generally, NAS units have two or more drives which means they are capable
of RAID redundancy for data protection. 

Most modern small NAS units run a dedicated version of Linux  it is capable of
detailed, secure use with file space allocation  or open operation, and is rock stable.
The Admin mode is very

Currently one of the best NAS units on the market is made by QNAP.

This is a link to the small unit on my LAN. It has run flawlessly for years I have
4TB in Raid storage there...

This is a link the the app center on their website, there a many more apps
than shown here..

The NAS units are well maintained by QNAP. The OS and apps are being
updated regularly and automatically. It is a no cost feature.

One tip: You can buy your QNAP NAS either directly, or through a discount
hardware vendor usually at a better price. Populate it with your own empty drives.

The unit’s payback will be a godsend to your work and a bargain for
what it does.

Try one, you’ll love it.

Phil White


From: xywrite-bounce@xxxxxxxx on behalf of Carl Distefano
Sent: Thursday, February 14, 2019 10:32:31 PM
To: xywrite@xxxxxxxx
Subject: RE: My lunch with Microsoft
 
Reply to note from Philip White Thu, 14 Feb 2019
20:05:10 +0000

Philip:

> Anyway, if you do any data or text processing, you really should
> think about having a NAS on your LAN. Once you have one you will
> never know how you did without it.

Can you expatiate, please? What are the advantages as against a
conventional backup scheme?

--
Carl Distefano
cld@xxxxxxx