D-Link announces newest storage devices with cloud DR option

D-Link Corporation announced last week that their ShareCenter Pro network storage lineup will offer disaster recovery options for remote backup to the cloud or another offsite device.

According to D-Link, its ShareCenter Pro N-Series and S-Series models will tie into the cloud for DR via Amazon’s S3 service.

N-Series models offer iSCSI connectivity, RAID 0/1/5/6/10 support, encrypted volumes and virtual disk drive expansion. The four-bay model (due out in October) comes with 512 MB of RAM for $662.99, while the N-Series five-bay device has 1 GB of RAM is now available for $773.49, according to D-Link.

The S-Series lineup offers a pair of four-bay devices, as well as a six-bay option, and also offer iSCSI, RAID, encrypted volumes and virtual disk storage.

Each device come with 2 GB of RAM, according to D-Link.

A $1,499.99 four-bay unit with dual hot-swappable power supplies will be available this month, while in October, the company will release another four-bay unit for $972.99 and a six-bay unit for $1,172.99.

The ShareCenter Pro models are Windows, Mac and Linux compatible, according to the company.