Synology Inc. has announced the availability of the SA3600 storage system

Synology Introduces SA3600, High-Performance On-Premises Storage with Petabyte Scalability.

SA3600 storage system - the latest device in the SA family of high-performance and versatile, petabyte-capable network attached storage servers. Built to tackle both existing and future data storage requirements, SA3600 provides businesses with access to faster and larger on-premises storage in a cost-effective package.

Versatile architecture to accelerate workloads

Powered by an Intel® Xeon® 12-core processor, the SA3600 is scalable up to 180 drives. SA3600 provides petabyte-scale storage capacity, suitable for massive surveillance deployments, video post-production, and other business environments. Support of both 2.5" and 3.5" SAS/SATA drives increases flexibility and prevents vendor lock-in, minimizing total cost of ownership (TCO).

• Performance: Over 5,500 MB/s sequential throughput and 176,000 4K random write IOPS1
• Scalability: Up to 1,536 TB storage capacity with 7 expansion units2
• 10GbE built-in: 2 x 10GbE and 4 x 1GbE Ethernet ports
• PCIe 3.0 expansion: 2 x PCIe slots for additional network interface card support
• Virtualization-ready: Certified for VMware® vSphere™, Microsoft® Hyper-V®, Citrix® XenServer™, and OpenStack Cinder

Integrated data protection and availability

Easy to deploy by IT departments and greatly simplifies operations with comprehensive tools designed for businesses to safeguard their data.

VM, SaaS, and endpoint protection

Centralized backup solution to protect VMware and Windows Server virtual machines, Windows endpoints, Office 365, and G Suite accounts. Manage all the backup tasks from one single console and restore data instantly with flexible recovery methods.

Prevent data loss with snapshots and replication

Synology Snapshot Manager integrates with VMware and Windows for application-consistent data protection. Snapshot Replication enables Shared Folder and LUN protection for all other workloads.

Maximize availability

Add in another SA3600 to combine two servers into a single high-availability cluster. The active/passive structure ensures smooth service transition between clustered servers in the event of hardware failure.

1 Performance figures may vary depending on environment, usage, and configuration.

2 SA3600 supports up to seven Synology expansion units RX1217sas/RX2417sas, sold separately.