Overview

  09/29/2016- Thecus Technology Corp, today  unveiled their new enterprise-level NAS, the N12910. This 12-bay rackmount is the first to bring the Skylake Intel processor and next-generation RAM to the Thecus product range. Offering enhanced processing power and speed, alongside all the functionality and reliability that is synonymous with Thecus' enterprise-level NAS, this rackmount provides a powerful solution to tackle even the most intricate business storage requirements.

“Thecus is once again at the forefront of technology, the addition of this next generation hardware into the Thecus product line allows businesses to access their secured data faster, with greater reliability and robustness. The N12910 delivers Thecus NAS users with a superior choice when selecting a storage solution for their company's future” said Florence Shih, General Manager of Thecus Technology Corp.

The N12910 is equipped with the Intel® Skylake Core i3-6100 3.70 GHz Dual-Core processor. This Intel processor architecture brings improvement with its manufacturing process, improved from the 20nm of Haswell (4th generation Core) to 14nm, this upgrade improves and delivers fast single-core performance while reducing the amount of electricity required.

Upgrading from the previous generation of DDR3 RAM, these NAS are equipped with 4GB (expandable to 64GB) DDR4 ECC RAM. DDR4 is the next evolution in DRAM, bringing even higher performance with migration to higher speed, more robust control features while improving energy economy with reduction in memory power demand.

The N12910 runs on the latest ThecusOS 7.0, providing an optimized, feature-rich platform with an intuitive user interface and easy navigation. Key new features include Photo Center, Thecus App Center and File Center. ThecusOS 7.0 delivers significant advancements in productivity, flexibility, and performance.

The N12910 from Thecus® is designed to meet the needs of large businesses who operate with extensive amounts of data and who expect stalwart performance out of their NAS. Now with a faster processor and next-generation DDR4 RAM, this enterprise NAS delivers accelerated response time and handles multitasking with even greater ease than before. This robust, rapid and powerful rackmount storage solution further delivers on Thecus' ethos of ‘empowering professionals'.

Features

• PLEX Media Center
  The Plex Media Server is both the heart and brains for any digital media system. The free server is a module available on the Thecus® App Center that allows you to set up and manage your media. With the Plex Media Server installed on your Thecus® NAS, various devices on your network (such as your Xbox 360 and mobile devices) can connect to and stream your local and online media.

• Snapshot Backup
  With BTRFS support, Thecus NAS users can enjoy the simplicity of snapshot backups. Through BTRFS subvolumes, snapshots of data at various time points can be manually or automatically made and just as easily later restored to rollback files or folders to previous states.

• Disk Clone and Wipe
  Disk Clone allows users to copy the entire contents of a disk to one or many other disks while Disk Wipe allows for permanent volume data destruction.

• VPN Server
  A VPN Server allows users to remotely access a secure network.  with VPNs, businesses will be able to utilize a cost-effective, scalable and secured network infrastructure for its client base.

• 10GbE Ready
  High-end data centers often need a level of speed that today’s average Internet cannot provide. This Thecus NAS is 10Gb Ethernet ready to satisfy the toughest needs of today and tomorrow.
   

• USB 3.0 Connectivity 
  The next generation of connectivity is here with speeds 10x faster than USB 2.0. Whether connecting digital cameras and smart phones, backing up large external hard drives, or extending the capacity of your NAS, USB 3.0 will make sure it's done in no time at up to 5 Gbit/s. Backwards compatibility adds the connectivity of a world full of USB 2.0 and USB 1.1 devices to get the best combination of speed and universal access.

• Acronis True Image
  Thecus brings the best to the table with Acronis’s advanced backup software. Back up all your data with One-click Protection or pick and choose only your most important files. Acronis sports a slick interface, user-friendly design, and comprehensive features to keep your data safe.

• Multiple RAID 
  When it comes to data management, Thecus NAS truly let you have it your way. Create multiple RAID volumes each supporting different RAID modes including RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10,50, 60 and JBOD for your own balance of performance and data protection. Should a hard drive malfunction occur, changing one is simple thanks to online RAID migration and expansion, hot spare, and auto rebuild.

• Multiple File Systems
  Support for multiple file systems including EXT4, Btrfs  and XFS, gives Thecus NAS flexibility to handle many different types of environments. Users can simultaneously use different file systems across multiple RAID volumes to get the best of each one.
   

• iSCSI Thin-Provisioning
  Get the most out of your storage space with the extreme speed of iSCSI and the efficiency of iSCSI thin provisioning. Connect through iSCSI for the fastest data transfer speeds available and make wasted disk space a thing of the past with thin provisioning's flexible storage functionality.

• iOS/Android Connectivity
  In the modern world, nothing is as important as reaching your data from anywhere. With T-OnTheGo , you can manage your NAS, and upload to and download/stream from your NAS using an iOS or Android device on the go.

• Rsync
  Backing up your data is very necessary, and everyone has specific needs when it comes to storage. Thecus’s Rsync functionality gives users great flexibility with remote backup capability, a flexible scheduler, and the stability of Linux-based transfer.

• User Quota
  Divide the massive storage of a Thecus NAS among multiple users. Whether there are two users or 100, user quotas make it easy to divvy up and manage disk space.
   

• PCI-e slot
  Thecus NAS products are ready for a number of emerging technologies. Through the built in PCI-e slot, business users can add a 10G Ethernet Adaptor for lighting fast transfer speeds, or a USB 3.0 Adaptor Card to enjoy next-generation connectivity.