Need quick advise on a simple NAS

[adslkeeki]

Hi all,

I have an excel file that is editable and shared among all the co-workers in my office, and it's being hosted by my windows 7 64bit computer. Note excel supports the file being edited and updated by multiple users at the same time.

Now, we would like to host such excel file with a NAS instead, using windows 7 network mapped drive. We also hope to download the excel file when we are not in the office with internet browser or ftp.

Can I do that pretty much with any NAS on the market? Reliability is the only important factor. We prefer using the NAS enclosure with a SSD.

Any suggestion on which brand/model NAS enclosure we should get? I can get a discontinued D-link DNS-320 for 65 bucks.

Thanks!
Dan

 

[thiggins]

Yes. Storing and working with the file on a NAS will be just like working with it from a Windows shared folder.

Don't use an SSD, however. It won't help reliability. Use a two-bay NAS configured in RAID 1. And be sure to back up the NAS itself to either external storage or another NAS.

 

[stevech]

Any suggestion on which brand/model NAS enclosure we should get? I can get a discontinued D-link DNS-320 for 65 bucks.

Thanks!
Dan

Office = professional = need reliability and simple admin.
Don't go the cheap like an unsupported product. A decent 2 bay NAS is prudent.
Synology or QNAP plus a good backup strategy to avoid data loss from human error as well as system failures.