virtualization

Qnap nas selector no longer exist like it did years ago and Synology nas selector is some limited in my opinion. Upgrade memory is a necessity and the possibility to use third party brand memory sticks like crucial and pny is important. Qnap and Synology memory are just outrageously...

The new QNAP TS-x83XU series of enterprise NAS products is comprised of seven different models, each powered by an Intel Xeon E processor and ECC DDR4 memory (upgradeable to 64 GB). Ranging from 8-bay to 24-bay models, the TS-x83XU series NAS supports hot-swappable 3.5”/2.5” SATA HDDs/SSDs and...

QNAP updated its TS-x32XU line of SMB-level rack-mounted NASes. Available in 4-bay, 8-bay or 12-bay models, with single or redundant power supplies, these refreshed NASes are powered by a new 64-bit Alpine AL-324 ARMv8 Cortex-A57 quad-core 1.7 GHz processor by Annapurna Labs, and DDR4 memory...

The TS-x63XU series, available in hot-swappable 4, 8, and 12-bay designs with single or redundant power supply options, are rackmount enterprise NAS devices powered by AMD’s G-Series GX-420MC quad-core 2.0 GHz processor and dual channel 4GB DDR3LSO-DIMM RAM (upgradable to 16GB). Aside from...

Powered by AMD’s 8-core Ryzen architecture, the 16-bay TS-1677X Ryzen NAS is built to handle workloads found in larger businesses, such as AI and virtualization. Available in four different models - based on processor and RAM (up to 64 GB), each TS-1677X Ryzen series NAS includes three PCIe...

vQTS allows QNAP customers to run multiple instances of QTS on a single NAS device. Initially available for QNAP’s AMD Ryzen-powered TS-x77 series of NAS products, vQTS lets QTS instances operate alongside other virtual instances running Windows, Linux, Unix and/or Android operating systems, all...

QNAP NAS owners will soon be able to easily deploy pre-configured virtual appliances running Netgate's pfSense firewall services. The collaboration will combine QNAP’s own Virtualization Station virtual switching and Netgate’s open source-based intrusion prevention system, to provide a secure...

Synology has announced all-flash 12-bay desktop and 2 bay SOHO NASes and a VM manager. Synology’s all-flash 12-bay desktop NAS, the FS1018, runs on Intel’s Pentium D1508 dual-core CPU and 8GB (expandable to 32 GB) of DDR4 EEC memory. Networking is provided through four GbE ports, with expansion...

Downloadable through ADM’s App Central, Linux Center lets Asustor NAS owners run a virtualized Linux environment, giving them access to a variety of Linux applications, while still being able to use other apps in the Asustor NAS’ native ADM OS. Linux Center works on Asustor AS31/32, AS50/51...

Based on FreeBSD 11 Stable, FreeNAS 11, the updated open source storage operating system includes the latest and greatest drivers and libraries available and adds four new notable features: Virtualization is provided by bhyve, an open source hypervisor that supports web-scale virtual machines...

Hey, I am now able to develop kernel modules for the R9000, thanks to Voxel :) ARM defines multiple operating modes: User, Supervisor, Hypervisor, Secure Monitor. Every kernel module is being executed in Supervisor mode, but my goal is to execute code in Hypervisor mode. Later I would like to...

Updated The 24-bay FlashStation FS2017 All-Flash NAS is powered by Intel’s 8-core Xeon D processor and 16 GB of DDR4 ECC RDIMM (expandable to 128 GB). Per Synology, the FS2017 can deliver over 90K 4K random write IOPs, ideal for applications needing storage resources for low latency applications...

I have an Asus RT-AC68U and a couple of VPN subscriptions. Some of my regular sites are restricted in my country and also unfortunately do not allow VPN/proxies to be used. I have set it up like this, which sometimes works, but often my location leaks and I cannot use the site. OS + VPN hosts...

Having just announced its TVS-x82T Thunderbolt 2 NAS series in May, Qnap now introduces the TVS-x82 series of business NASes. Available in three models, the new lineup combines disk and flash storage, and are powered by 6th generation Intel processors. Each model in the new TVS-x82 series...

Imagination Technologies may have found a way to keep open source firmware alive and kicking using virtualization. Facing pretty tough regulations that affects router firmware, vendors across the networking industry are locking down their products, preventing the installation of open source...