STORAGE: SMB

SYNOLOGY RS822RP+ 

WINNER: OVERALL 

Synology manufactures a range of SAN and NAS storage systems for small businesses to enterprises in desktop to rackmount form factors. In June Synology introduced its RackStation RS822+ and RS822RP+ storage systems in its Plus line, targeting smaller deployments, edge storage and branch offices. These are 1U format systems with four drive bays to scale up to eight hard drives or SSDs using an optional external 1U JBOD. The DSM operating system offers built-in central management, high-availability clusters, security, and file management for managing, syncing and sharing files. The Synology RS822RP+ swept the scoring for all subcategories.

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