LaCie Upgrades Ethernet Disk

December 22, 2008: LaCie has rolled out a new network attached storage (NAS) device that it says is the most compact, all-in-one rack rack-mounted backup appliance for heterogeneous ecosystems.

The latest in its Ethernet Disk line, LaCie says that the NAS device can handle up 6TB in a 1U 19" rack form factor, and has been designed with small and medium sized businesses in mind.

Powered by the Windows XP embedded operating system, the company says the Ethernet Disk that provides necessary data backup, storage and file-sharing functionality, and delivers it via a Gigabit Ethernet connection.

With Active Directory compatibility, the device supports up to 100 users with customisable access rights to different shares, and up to 25 concurrent users.

LaCie says that the Ethernet Disk can integrate into any global disaster recovery plan thanks to its built-in engine, which can back up volumes either onto a USB-connected DAS (direct-attached storage) to be taken off-site, or remotely onto another NAS.

“Backing up data – even mission-critical data – always boils down to making and storing copies of data, located on your primary storage device, onto a secondary device,” says Erwan Girard, LaCie Product Manager. “For this reason, the perfect backup companion for your information system should be kept simple and cost-effective. The LaCie Ethernet Disk offers computer backup and recovery, and backs itself up onto a NAS or DAS, all at the best price-per-terabyte ratio in the market.”

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