Synology DiskStation DS1520+ Review

The Synology DiskStation DS1520+ is a 5-bay NAS designed for small offices, enthusiasts, or home users looking for a data management solution. The DS1520+ is highlighted by dual internal M.2 SSD slots so users can leverage Synology’s SSD Cache technology, which will significantly improve overall system I/O and application performance. Synology’s new DiskStation also scales as storage needs grow, allowing users to increase its capacity via the Synology DX517 (adding up to ten additional bays) for a maximum raw capacity of 240TB (or 108TB maximum single volume size). This makes the DS1520+ an ideal personal cloud solution for those with a growing data need. (more…)
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Pure Storage To Acquire Portworx

Today Pure Storage announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire ​Portworx​. Portworx is known for being a Kubernetes data services platform enterprises trust to run mission-critical applications in containers in production. This is Pure’s largest acquisition with a number of roughly $370 million. Pure Storage is stating that the deal will make the industry's most complete Kubernetes data services platform for cloud native applications. (more…)
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