More consumer and prosumer-grade network attached storage (NAS) ship with the ability to accelerate workloads with SSDs. We can't pinpoint when the feature rolled out because the software feature was ...

Since solid-state drive technology came onto the market, companies have been working on ways to accelerate the rest of the computer's tasks. We had Intel's Optane, AMD's StoreMI, and plenty of ...

Today we take a look at the newest NAS device in Synology's lineup, the DS720+, with a particular focus on whether the SSD/NVMe caching ability is a worthwhile upgrade on your system. If you've read ...

The Samsung 980 is affordable, but it’s no barn-burning Samsung 980 Pro. The 980’s reliance on system DRAM as its primary cache results in significantly slower random file performance. If your needs ...

The QSAN XN8012R is a business-friendly NAS that sports features once reserved for datacenters. The 18-bay NAS utilizes the resilient ZFS file system, six dedicated bays for low-latency drives, and ...

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