Likelihood to Recommend For scenarios where the implementation is an Oracle ecosystem and the need for high-performance storage is present, undoubtedly the ideal solution is Oracle ZFS due to the native integration that exists, for example, with SPARC equipment, Exadata, and traditional architecture running Oracle Linux or Solariums (depending on the case), as well as in highly demanding industries in terms of storage.
Read full review We save a lot of money using QNAP for the backup of Virtual machines. We installed a QNAP in the datacenter of our Cloud Provider and the cost of the backup and storage that we use is, at least, 1/10 of the cost that we had in the past. We can choose what kind of drives we can install, so if we want affordable we can use 5400/7200 hard drives, if we need speed we can use SSD drives.
Read full review Pros Software RAIDZ. Create storage arrays using best available RAID technologies for excellent disk stability Array images and backups. Allows administrators to instantly create disk snapshots, to minimize time disk is unavailable (on the order of seconds, not minutes or hours). Automatic de-deduplication/compression. ZFS will automatically de-dedup data on disk, allowing for more efficient use of the entire disk for unique data. It will also automatically compress data stored on the disk, allowing for even more usage of the available disk space. Great for infrequently accessed backups (There is some performance cost to compression). Read full review Management interface is very useful Quick solutions can be produced with flexible storage pools It can create a powerful customizable system on its own, along with connectivity features and add-ons. A powerful customizable system can be created with flexible connectivity features and add-ons. Advanced user management can be easily provided either in its own interface or on the domain. It can take on the role you want with its integrated modes or add-ons that you can install later. Most wonderful feature, advanced support service, we never had any unsolved problems and the support engineer was always interested, followed one to one With web, ssh, ftp, winscp connections, you can easily access in any environment. Read full review Cons Because it was due to a software originally designed for Solaris. configuration in other environments can be cumbersome for inexperienced implementers. The proprietary particularity of this File System makes it in some cases very difficult to implement in highly heterogeneous environments. I think that additional forms of integration with more environments should be created. Read full review I can not think of any at this moment. Not a con - but security issues are due to users' negligence. Read full review Support Rating QNAP NAS is a really good product, but I think the best part is the support for the products. Whenever I have a question or imagine something that won't happen, I can ask the support side. When the support engineer understands what I want to do, he does his best.
Read full review Alternatives Considered ZFS is so far beyond the other filesystems available right now, offering full suites of tools for data management, backup, recovery, maintenance, monitoring, etc. It's not even fair to compare them.
Read full review Our historical supplier was a QNAP partner so we started with them.
We resell on request also NETGEAR and Synology. Maybe is for the practice on them but we think that they are easier to use and configure.
The thing i can affirm with convinction is that are realy durable! I think i never repaired a QNAP NAS and, we resell them from about 10 years.
They have all the functionality we ever had to our customers.
Read full review Return on Investment In highly transactional and data-intensive environments such as 200 million records per month or more. Banking also represents an ideal niche for this type of implementation due to its high volume of data and the need for security in this industry with over 100 million records per day and online history maintenance for more than 10 years (in most cases). The Return on Investment or ROI is clearly seen in the medium term since your storage solution would be in your safekeeping without having to pay anything additional to regular maintenance. Read full review I cannot quantify, but it really saves a lot of money for backup. Read full review ScreenShots