If
you think back just over 10 years
ago, there really wasn't a lot of
content to warrant owning more than
a couple storage drives. It wasn't
unusual to see a few hundred
Gigabytes of storage and maybe a
RAID 0 or 1 array here and there. At
that time, the fastest storage
solution available was using regular
RAID or SCSI arrays. SCSI interface
was, and still is, just to expensive
and limited for the regular users to
consider.
Given today's enormous online HD
demand, there's one thing that you
really need if you plan to succeed
at building your media library, or
maybe providing that kind of
content: Storage. Because of the
size and vast quantities of movies,
music, and what not out there, it's
very easy to fill a Terabyte drive
in a matter of days. And this
doesn't take in to account of the
news group users out there creating
even more opportunities for more
content. Compared to 10 years ago,
things are just crazy.
It's now become more feasible for
one to consider upgrading one's
storage capabilities by setting up
Network Attached Storage (NAS)
whether it be a single NAS unit,
multiple drive Back Plane, or an
actual Storage System like the
DS-1000 from Norco Technologies.
Granted, Back Planes and Storage
Systems are bigger and more
expensive than regular NAS options,
but you can add a heck of a lot more
storage capacity. Imagine all the
sports content if your local sports
bar decided to connect one of these
to their network saving every
current or past memorable game. Or
something even better, one could
keep every HD movie on file to throw
up on the big screens.
Features & Specifications:
Model
No.
DS-1000
Features
3U rack height;
Very cost effective storage subsystem, comes with PCI/PCI-X host controller;