When to Upgrade Your NAS or SAN?
Upgrading your organization's storage infrastructure is not easy. Many managers hesitate before committing a NAS or SAN upgrade for this reason.
However, retaining aging storage that cannot keep up with your organization's growing data demand can lead to lost business opportunities,
regulatory breaches, and other serious and costly issues.
The good news is that you can easily determine if your storage system is nearing the end of its useful life. There are few things to keep in mind when
deciding if you need to upgrade your NAS or SAN.
1. Hardware Quality
A major manufacturer has steadily rising from NAS hardware with excellent quality and reliability. The more you use your hardware, you will return to
productivity and life.
2. Device Workload
A huge amount of data flowing through your company draws an IT system to work more difficult than before. Your hardware will be asked to do minimal
bears, and for years there are probably more than the norm. NAS devices are like cars. The more you drive, the more you implement it and press the
expiration date.
3. Future Support
When promoting practicality, the life of the device is not a physical life problem. Compatibility with support technology assumes a lot about how hardware
holds their usefulness. Compatibility issues can cause NAS devices to become obsolete before they physically fail.
Time to replace NAS device
When do you replace your NAS device? After all, it is better to have a spare on standby than to have a device fail without it. Here are some variables to
keep in mind to make sure you are prepared for the worst.
1. Warranty:
All new NAS devices come with a limited manufacturer's warranty. Purchasing an extended warranty is always an option after it expires. However, you just
need to buy a brand new server and decide if it is worth the cost and hassle of maintaining an aging machine.
2. Parts and Accessories:
Like aging car, components such as RAM and processors become harder to find as the NAS unit gets older. Loss of productivity and the risk of downtime
can be all you need to replace your hardware every few years.
3. Performance:
Significant performance degradation is a good reason to discontinue this tattered NAS device. If your storage system is a hindrance to productivity, it is
probably time to replace it with a more reliable one.
But if you found purchase of a brand new NAS or SAN is unreasonably expensive or impossible for some reason. That is exactly what we can help. We offer
hustle free, and affordable technology leasing program to fit all your business needs. To know more details, please do not hesitate to contact us at
6295 5962 or drop us an email at info@achievement.com.sg.
