Qnap throws the rest in this computer with an exciting fan of novelties
Qnap throws the rest in this computer with an exciting fan of novelties
QNAP (Quality Network Appliance Provider) presented us all its novelties in Computex and the truth is that the novelties are extensive and in almost all areas of product. From new solutions with double active controller Until new domestic solutions, through an entire real -time copy ecosystem with centralized management, new variants of its operating system capable of controlling huge data, new high -capacity managed switches, new video surveillance solutions, dedicated and in the cloud, etc.
News that come to consolidate an ecosystem where QNAP does not leave any random service, covering all possibilities and with renewed and adapted hardware to any need for services and industrial companies.
From the management of networks with decentralized management, intelligent video surveillance control, immutable and managed backups centralizedAI process with compatibility with external systems, advanced network connectivity, USB 4, Thunderbolt and everything without neglecting domestic solutions, although in this sense we see perhaps improvement points, especially in the innovation of traditional formats.
Let’s go with the hardware:
- TS-H1655XEU-RP: Nas in Rack 3u in short background with hybrid support for SSD, a NAS adapted to environments with less space, but where precisely power and storage space are needed.
- TS-262A and TS-462A: Intel input for domestic users and small offices. Two new units that do not change the physical format of these units, which are now equipped with an Intel Celeron N5095 4 -core processor. Network connectivity with 2.5GBE is improved and capacity for two NVME storage units (Non-Volatile Memory Express) is maintained with M.2 slots with PCI Express 3.0 speed. We miss new connectivity options such as USB-C that is introduced into the professional range.
- USB4 network adapters, Thunderbolt 5 (80gbps) adaptersand other extension cards that allow local transfer speeds of up to 4000 Mbps or ethernet speeds of 100 and 25gbe.
- TVR-AI200: This new solution combines local support with up to 16 cameras connected with Poe+ support (up to 30 watts in Ethernet cable) with local and multisitio support functionality. It allows “Edge IA” with facial recognition, movement detection and track tracking. The storage is hybrid, local and cloud.
- TVS-AIH1688atx: A brown beast of those that from extended tower format that dreams someday with having in the office. Intel Core Ultra processor, Double USB 4.0 with direct connection to 40GBPS NAS, up to 192 GB of RAM and 16 storage bays, 12 SATA of 3.5 ”and 4 U.2 PCI Express. Double connectivity of 10gbe and 25Gbe possibility by expansion.
- QAI-H1290FX: Perimeter artificial intelligence nas with GPU RTX acceleration and Rag Search (retrieval -ugued generation-increased by recovery (AI accessed to external data). This is one of the combinations of NAS already existing with NVIDIA RTX solutions for Pro Mercado Pro, which allow qnap to develop its new Rag Search that I will talk about in a while.
- QUTS mega and 60-bay Scale-Out expansion chassis: NAS Scale-Out and expansion at the Petabyte level with a new operating system Quts Mega capable of managing these densities. With him, Qnap guarantees a year of recording 100 cameras in 4K format without going to cold environments.
- ES1686DC R2: NAS ZFS (Advanced file system designed for high availability and data management.) High availability business with double active-active controller. This solution adds two of everything: two processors, memory by processor and the ability to manage loads or support a complete fall of one of the nodes. A cluster in a 4U compact box.
- TS-H1077AFU: NAS Rack of 1u All-Flash with Ryzen 7 and Pcie Gen 4 based on 8-core AMD Ryzen processors and 10 flash units.
QNAP has presented new software solutions that always go on the way to centralize and simplify management, and not only for its most professional market but also for end users.
One of the novelties is the application update QSync Backupwhich now will not only allow the synchronization of folders but also facilitates the complete copy of all system files on any end user PC. The recovery is as easy as pressing a button, but we do have to keep in mind that it is not a cloning, so we will not have a copy of the system’s applications or configurations. It is completed with a new “Vault Personal” Where we can have double access protection to our most sensitive data, with personal encryption, not accessible to system administrators.
Another improvements, which we will have in any Qnap nas, is Hybrid Backup Center. This application is enhanced with the new Myqnapcloud One, so we can access immutable copies, multisitio management, advanced task programming and real -time monitoring, combining local or remote “on premise” storage solutions, as well as cloud storage. All managed centrally and an excellent completely web user interface.
QNAP currently offers Two high availability solutions (HA – High Avaliability). In one of them two identical nas are combined – so it must be – with the appropriate benefits, especially of process power and access to high -speed networks connected through its Switches ecosystem administered with the same capacities, where, logically, logically, We will need two for the same failure tolerance.
Once with adequate hardware, from a new and unique free console in Hero QUTS High Availability Managerwe can configure the two nodes, one passive and another active. The data is synchronized in real time and if the active role -role node suffers any problem, hardware or connectivity, then a few seconds the secondary node takes control, recovering the complete functionality of the main node services, without loss of functionality for users.
Once the problem is solved, the original active node recovers control of the node functions, and the secondary is waiting again. Another new “ha” capacity is Your first NAS with double active nodetwo hardware pieces in the same NAS that we have already talked about. It is the same solution but simplified in a single high performance and recovery apparatus and recovery.
One of the reasons why QNAP began to support Nvidia GPUS was the ability they offer for the AI process. Some of the CPUS that now integrate the brand already have NPU, which makes them efficient in this type of tasks, but a High performance GPUs such as RTX 6000 that have been announced can raise performance notably.
QNAP wants to offer all the power of the most recent AI models for use in an application called Rag Search (Retrieval-Augmented Generation) which allows semantic search in all the storage of the unit.
The best thing about QNAP’s interpretation is that it is tremendously flexible. On the one hand, it offers us to lower the most widespread and recent models, such as the most recent flame, Deepseek, etc. Among them some with more than 32,000 million parameters, for direct consumption in the NASbeing the Nvidia GPU that is responsible for the process.
But also, optionally, we can also connect to cloud services of AI, Through your OpenAI or Google Gemini remote access API to complete the access capabilities to information through these services housed in the cloud. The QNAP solution offers us security and isolation, access to the most advanced cloud services or the combination of both. The result is incredible.
From my visit to your stand I go with the feeling that Qnap no longer leaves anything to chance, has the most complete professional solution on the market and Its distributors do not have to raise projects combining different ecosystems. Centralized software management is the premise and disposition of any support hardware of this software is the key.
Where we have not seen much novelty is in the brand routers, which configure their Multized Quwan ecosystem and VPN automatic management, but it was also quite recent and there is, supporting those disintegrated infrastructures for customers with different remote delegations. Its incorporation of a powerful and well distributed cloud To cover the main areas of the planet, they make QNAP in an excellent position to earn the most complex projects, but also enter into medium companies where these types of systems save a lot of time in the medium and long term.
However, I also go with the feeling that the entrance range, with which I and many other professionals knew the brand, is evolving slower, without great novelties except some performance updates. It is time for users to experience these latest generation benefits with a more appropriate hardware, more up to date.