Synology DS918+ Diskless 4-bay High Productivity Nas (Network-Attached Storage)

The Synology DS918+ is a 4-bay NAS designed for small and medium-sized businesses and IT enthusiasts. With a powerful built-in AES-NI hardware encryption engine and powered by a new quad-core processor, the DS918+ provides outstanding performance and data encryption acceleration along with real-time transcoding of 4K Ultra HD source contents, making it ideal for sharing and storing ultra-high definition media content.

Equipped with a quad-core processor and 4 GB DDR3L memory (expandable up to 8 GB), the DS918+ delivers great sequential throughput performance at over 226 MB/s reading and 222 MB/s writing. The DS918+ newly supports M.2 NVMe 2280 SSDs, allowing fast system cache creation without occupying internal drive bays. It can support up to 9 drives when connected to one Synology DX517 expansion unit. Storage capacity can be expanded according to your business needs with minimal effort.

The Btrfs file system introduces the most advanced storage technologies to meet the management needs of modern large scale businesses:

• Built-in data integrity check detects data and file system corruption with data and meta-data checksums and improves the overall stability
• Flexible Shared Fodler/User Quota System provides comprehensive quota control over all user accounts and shared folders
• Advanced snapshot technology with customisable backup schedule allows up to 1,024 copies of shared folder backups in a minimum 5-minute interval without occupying huge storage capacity and system resources
• File or folder level data restoration brings huge conveniences and saves time for users who wish to restore only a specific file or folder
• File self-healing: Btrfs file system can auto-detect corrupted files with mirrored metadata, and recover broken data using the supported RAID volumes, which include RAID 1, 5, 6, and 10.

Cloud Station Suite provides real-time data synchronisation across all your devices and other Synology NAS. “Intelliversioning” keeps the most important file versions to better utilise storage space.

Powered by the innovative Synology DiskStation Manager (DSM), the DS918+ comes fully-equipped with applications and features designed specifically for small or growing businesses:

• Windows AD and LDAP support allows for easy integration with existing business directory services, without needing to recreate user accounts
• Windows ACLsupport provides fine-grained access control and efficient privilege settings, allowing the DS918+ to fit seamlessly into current infrastrcture
• Internet file access is simplified by the encrypted FTP server and Synology File Station, a web-based file explorer. HTTPS, firewall, and IP auto-block support ensures that any file sharing over the Internet is protected with a high level of security
• Application Privileges controls access to applications and packages based on each individual account, user group, or IP address
• MailPlus allows your business to setup a secure, reliable, and private mail server, giving your employees a modern mail client for sending and receiving messages
• The powerful and secure Collaboration Suite integrates Synology Office, Calendar and Chat, and offers intuitive yet effective management options. Collaboration Suite ensures secure and effective private communications and allows your organisation to easily manage and control relevant contents