NAS Or Cloud Solution?

[JazzaWil]

Hey guys, 

 

So for a current school assignment it's our task to aid a small business who has a 2TB HDD for there storage and is needing to upgrade there storage soon. The business is a processing publishing business so that'd be working with a lot of RAW images, videos etc and documenting these options. The business also only has an up front budget of 1000 AUD

I was wondering if some people could drop some links or some advice to some NAS and Cloud options.

And if any of you run a small business/business could you give your storage solutions and why you chose them?

Currently i found the two cloud services open drive and high tail which seem ok but i'm struggling a little with the NAS options,

 

Thanks to anyone who can help

Edited July 17, 2017 by JazzaWil
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[beanhubbleday]

20 minutes ago, JazzaWil said:

Hey guys, 

 

So for a current school assignment it's our task to aid a small business who has a 2TB HDD for there storage and is needing to upgrade there storage soon. The business is a processing publishing business so that'd be working with a lot of RAW images, videos etc and documenting these options.

I was wondering if some people could drop some links or some advice to some NAS and Cloud options.

And if any of you run a small business/business could you give your storage solutions and why you chose them?

Currently i found the two cloud services open drive and high tail which seem ok but i'm struggling a little with the NAS options,

 

Thanks to anyone who can help

http://www.ebuyer.com/794296-netgear-readynas-2304-4-bay-1u-rack-nas-enclosure-rr230400-100nes?mkwid=sWA3N2WiH_dc&pcrid=51630194939&pkw=&pmt=&gclid=Cj0KCQjwwLHLBRDEARIsAN1A1Q6kPChbSwc0hOGTwW11QBK96aSvGWJMylUIEqKtGR355f3Tppce_msaAqJqEALw_wcB

 

we use this, 4*10TB drives.

 

We have <20 employees

 

[BDunkz]

28 minutes ago, JazzaWil said:

Hey guys, 

 

So for a current school assignment it's our task to aid a small business who has a 2TB HDD for there storage and is needing to upgrade there storage soon. The business is a processing publishing business so that'd be working with a lot of RAW images, videos etc and documenting these options.

I was wondering if some people could drop some links or some advice to some NAS and Cloud options.

And if any of you run a small business/business could you give your storage solutions and why you chose them?

Currently i found the two cloud services open drive and high tail which seem ok but i'm struggling a little with the NAS options,

 

Thanks to anyone who can help

For simplicity I'd use cloud, as long as that small business stays "small" when it starts expanding you will need a nas to be self sufficient 

[JazzaWil]

10 minutes ago, BDunkz said:

For simplicity I'd use cloud, as long as that small business stays "small" when it starts expanding you will need a nas to be self sufficient 

Yeah the business is constantly expanding and we've been told to keep that in mind

 

[BDunkz]

1 minute ago, JazzaWil said:

Yeah the business is constantly expanding and we've been told to keep that in mind

 

An expandable nas would be good, are you willing to build one?

[JazzaWil]

17 minutes ago, JackHubbleday said:

http://www.ebuyer.com/794296-netgear-readynas-2304-4-bay-1u-rack-nas-enclosure-rr230400-100nes?mkwid=sWA3N2WiH_dc&pcrid=51630194939&pkw=&pmt=&gclid=Cj0KCQjwwLHLBRDEARIsAN1A1Q6kPChbSwc0hOGTwW11QBK96aSvGWJMylUIEqKtGR355f3Tppce_msaAqJqEALw_wcB

 

we use this, 4*10TB drives.

 

We have <20 employees

 

Would i be able to talk to you somewhere else by chance to go more in depth into this. Like security issues, your business model etc?

[JazzaWil]

1 minute ago, BDunkz said:

An expandable nas would be good, are you willing to build one?

Well as this isn't a real scenario i'd say yes 

[BDunkz]

Just now, JazzaWil said:

Well as this isn't a real scenario i'd say yes 

Ok, what would your budget be?

[beanhubbleday]

Just now, JazzaWil said:

Would i be able to talk to you somewhere else by chance to go more in depth into this. Like security issues, your business model etc?

jack@hubbleday.co.uk

[JazzaWil]

1 minute ago, BDunkz said:

Ok, what would your budget be?

Probably no more than $1000 AUD

[BDunkz]

Just now, JazzaWil said:

Probably no more than $1000 AUD

Okey, dokey

[BDunkz]

1 minute ago, JazzaWil said:

Probably no more than $1000 AUD

How much storage to start?

[GDRRiley]

I would run they my self but I am willing to take the time to fix issues. for a NAS I would run this box with Unraid or freenas on a USB stick 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Pentium G4560 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($78.89 @ B&H) 
Motherboard: ASRock - H270M-ITX/ac Mini ITX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($101.88 @ OutletPC) 
Memory: *Crucial - 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($57.88 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Seagate - Enterprise NAS 6TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($240.95 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Seagate - Enterprise NAS 6TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($240.95 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Seagate - Enterprise NAS 6TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($240.95 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Seagate - Enterprise NAS 6TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($240.95 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Seagate - Enterprise NAS 6TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($240.95 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Seagate - Enterprise NAS 6TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($240.95 @ Amazon) 
Case: Silverstone - DS380B Mini ITX Tower Case  ($149.99 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: Silverstone - 450W 80+ Bronze Certified SFX Power Supply  ($59.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Total: $1894.33
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-07-17 04:02 EDT-0400

[JazzaWil]

3 minutes ago, BDunkz said:

How much storage to start?

2TB external drive

[JazzaWil]

2 minutes ago, GDRRiley said:

I would run they my self but I am willing to take the time to fix issues. for a NAS I would run this box with Unraid or freenas on a USB stick 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Pentium G4560 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($78.89 @ B&H) 
Motherboard: ASRock - H270M-ITX/ac Mini ITX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($101.88 @ OutletPC) 
Memory: *Crucial - 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($57.88 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Seagate - Enterprise NAS 6TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($240.95 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Seagate - Enterprise NAS 6TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($240.95 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Seagate - Enterprise NAS 6TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($240.95 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Seagate - Enterprise NAS 6TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($240.95 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Seagate - Enterprise NAS 6TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($240.95 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Seagate - Enterprise NAS 6TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($240.95 @ Amazon) 
Case: Silverstone - DS380B Mini ITX Tower Case  ($149.99 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: Silverstone - 450W 80+ Bronze Certified SFX Power Supply  ($59.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Total: $1894.33
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-07-17 04:02 EDT-0400

Hmm interesting but do you know what security issues, ethical issues, environmental issues all that sorta thing with this solution?

[GDRRiley]

Just now, JazzaWil said:

Hmm interesting but do you know what security issues, ethical issues, environmental issues all that sorta thing with this solution?

I don't see any ethical or environmental issues, security is all down to OS, updating , strong passwords, and keeping the case locked.

[JazzaWil]

2 minutes ago, GDRRiley said:

I don't see any ethical or environmental issues, security is all down to OS, updating , strong passwords, and keeping the case locked.

Essentially environmental is like say you would be running off the grid using fossil fuel a cloud provider may use green energy and ethical is just does it abide by Australian laws, how is the personal information handled on the device

[BDunkz]

9 minutes ago, JazzaWil said:

Probably no more than $1000 AUD

Here https://au.pcpartpicker.com/list/44d3D8 and pick unraid or freenas on a USB, you can add up to 3 more drives, then you gotta get a pcie sata expander

[GDRRiley]

Just now, JazzaWil said:

Essentially environmental is like say you would be running off the grid using fossil fuel a cloud provider may use green energy and ethical is just does it abide by Australian laws, how is the personal information handled on the device

you could grab a few solar panels and that would make it more environmentally friendly. 

[JazzaWil]

2 minutes ago, BDunkz said:

Here https://au.pcpartpicker.com/list/44d3D8 and pick unraid or freenas on a USB, you can add up to 3 more drives, then you gotta get a pcie sata expander

ok thank you

[tronder]

11 minutes ago, JazzaWil said:

Probably no more than $1000 AUD

I would say look into the Synology 1515+ or 1517+ as they are both expandable and provide cloud options from the nas, and if you wana expand storage you can add an expansion device. Using synology hybrid raid you could increase the size of the NAS without having to format the RAID system everytime you want to expand

[JazzaWil]

2 minutes ago, GDRRiley said:

you could grab a few solar panels and that would make it more environmentally friendly. 

Hmm true but don't think that fits to a 1000 AUD budget aha but thanks for the suggestions

 

[GDRRiley]

Just now, JazzaWil said:

Hmm true but don't think that fits to a 1000 AUD budget aha but thanks for the suggestions

 

if you had put that in the top I could have made it fit. 

[JazzaWil]

1 minute ago, GDRRiley said:

if you had put that in the top I could have made it fit. 

Ahh sorry mate

[JazzaWil]

2 minutes ago, tronder said:

I would say look into the Synology 1515+ or 1517+ as they are both expandable and provide cloud options from the nas, and if you wana expand storage you can add an expansion device. Using synology hybrid raid you could increase the size of the NAS without having to format the RAID system everytime you want to expand

Hmm sounds good will definitely consider and take a look at