Use Cases
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Backup and Disaster Recovery
A real backup and disaster-recovery setup keeps independent copies that can be restored after hardware failure, deletion, theft or attack. A NAS can be …
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Home and Family Storage
A NAS, or network-attached storage device, connects to your home router and lets every phone, computer and TV in the house reach the same …
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Photo and Video Storage
Proper photo and video storage keeps your working files accessible, protects the originals and provides room for your library to grow. Video editors usually …
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Plex and Media
A network-attached storage device (NAS) can hold your personal movie, television and music library while Plex or similar software organises it and streams it …
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Small Business Storage and Backup
Small business storage and backup involves giving your team one controlled place for shared files while keeping separate copies that can recover lost, damaged …
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Surveillance Storage
NAS-based surveillance records security-camera footage to shared storage, while an NVR (network video recorder, the device or software that manages camera recordings) is purpose-built …
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