Data is an integral part of our digitally-dependent lifestyle. Whether you are a tech savvy person or someone who isn't very fond of gadgets, storage and accessibility of our digital files has never ...

I am buying a disk for my home-made NAS server. I will not access my server very often so I am planning to spin down (put disk to sleep) when not in use. I was thinking about WD Red or Seagate ...

CNET editor Dong Ngo has been involved with technology since 2000, starting with testing gadgets and writing code for CNET Labs' benchmarks. He now manages CNET San Francisco Labs, reviews 3D printers ...

I've been putting off a NAS upgrade for a while now, and am just about ready to pull the trigger. I've more or less settled on the DS415+ for the chasis (I'm upgrading from a DS410j, know and like the ...

We’ve already had the pleasure of a single drive review of Seagate’s Enterprise NAS 6TB HDDs and today it has become time for the RAID review. Thecus provided me with five of these drives, but I’ll ...

Despite all of our NAS coverage over the years, the concept of network-attached storage is still a nebulous one to a lot of people whom I speak with. The convenience and accessibility of shared ...

Just as you wouldn’t use a low-end graphics card for high-end usage, you shouldn’t use the wrong hard disk drive in your storage system either. There is a reason for every product and you should ...

In the world of network attached storage, there is a fast growing list of participants. Of the competing companies, there has really only been one that has the BYOD (Bring Your Own Disk) NAS market ...

James writes books, articles and jokes about technology from his Dallas-area home office. He also consults for those who don’t read his books and articles. Most organizations, whether small bureaus or ...