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Akash Jain

Akash Jain

Warranty on LTO tapes and replacement

TL;DR: The short read is that * LTO tapes come with a limited lifetime warranty, typically lasting around 4-5 years, but it does not cover wear and tear. * Failures with LTO tapes are rare, with return rates almost zero, * In most cases, issues arise with the tape drive rather than

Data Immutability in QNAP an Synology with WORM

Due to escalating concerns surrounding ransomware and cyber attacks, many organizations are seeking to implement measures to make their data immutable, meaning data that cannot be altered once written. For both QNAP and Synology devices, immutability can be achieved through the use of WORM (Write Once Read Many) technology. Immutability

HP Q2078A vs Q2078AN vs Q2078AL

Reader's Question (edited for clarity): I own an HP BB874A drive. What capacity will I get if I use an LTO-8 tape in it? And which is better: Q2078A or Q2078AN? Firstly, your BB874A is an LTO-7 drive, so you cannot use an LTO-8 tape with it. If

Synology Beestation could replace your WD Mycloud

Synology's timing with the introduction of the Synology Beestation couldn't be more perfect, especially with the discontinuation of the WD My Cloud. It offers a simple, secure, and affordable alternative to the WD My Cloud. The Synology Beestation is the first Synology NAS prepopulated with a

First Seagate HAMR 30TB drive unveiled as Mozaic 3+

If you're involved in the data industry, you likely caught wind of Seagate's recent announcement regarding their 30TB hard drives. While incremental capacity upgrades are commonplace, this one stands out as it marks the introduction of Seagate's innovative HAMR technology. Here's the

Synology F1 RAID vs QNAP QSAL

TL;DR Both Synology F1 RAID and QNAP QSAL implement uneven writing patterns on SSDs to minimize the potential risk of multiple SSDs failing simultaneously within a RAID configuration. While they adopt different methods, the ultimate goal is the same: favoring one SSD with more write operations to achieve this

3 Methods to Disable Synology HDD/SSD Compatibility Warning

Orignal Question : Hi Akash, I am told by a supplier that they can modify synology so it will work even with non-compatible drives. What is your take on this ? First thing first - Disabling the compatibility warning doesn't have any advantage Disabling the compatibility warning is not a

SSD RAID Performance in RAID 0, RAID 5, RAID 6 and RAID 10

Theoretical understanding of RAID performance is easy to understand - RAID0 offers the highest performance, followed by RAID 10, RAID 5, and RAID 6. However, SSDs behave differently in real-world scenarios. To assess the actual performance of SSD RAID across various RAID levels, I setup multiple RAIDs and tested them

myQNAPcloud storage is QNAP's Public Cloud

It has been a while since Synology introduced its public cloud service( Called C2) and now QNAP is in the testing phase for its own public cloud service known as myQNAPcloud Storage. Name bears a similarity with QNAP's existing dyndns/remote access service called myQNAPcloud, myQNAPcloud Storage is

QNAP QTS vs QuTS Hero

While both QuTS Hero and QTS are based on Linux, the key difference is that QuTS hero uses ZFS file system. All the difference between the two operating systems stems from this filesystem difference. Home and SMB entry-level models use QTS , while all the higher models (SMB- Advanced and enterprise