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Business NAS appliances 2021

Cloud storage has undoubted benefits for small and medium-sized businesses – but it’s not always the best option. Storing large volumes of data in the cloud gets expensive over the long term, and uploading rarely accessed archives can be a big waste of time as well as money.

A network-attached storage appliance is a much more attractive solution, providing a massive capacity for a fraction of the cost. True, your year-one spend will be higher, but over time you’ll come out ahead, compared to the recurrent costs of a cloud storage service.

NAS appliances have other benefits too. Keeping your data

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