Seagate Delivers Storage Simplicity For Small Businesses With New Portfolio

New operating system and productivity apps optimized for revenue growth and ‘anywhere’ access to vital data

Mobilk - Empowering SMEs in the Middle East with more flexible IT storage capabilities, Seagate has unveiled a new portfolio of Networked Attached Storage (NAS) solutions that are easy for businesses to set up and manage without dedicated IT staff. The new portfolio includes five products perfectly suited for the home office or small businesses with up to 50 employees, and is the biggest product launch the company has ever mounted in the business NAS space.

“Storage is a must have for businesses of today regardless of their size or industry. So much of what businesses do is now stored in a digital format, but at the same time storage is an area that may not be top of mind for many small business professionals. The irony is that smart storage is so essential to their growth,” said Ramon Ray of SmallBizTechnology. “It is good to see a company like Seagate taking the guess work out of network storage solutions and making it easy to set up and manage for a small business without dedicated IT staff.”

The Seagate NAS and Seagate NAS Pro lines set the standard for ease-of-use by introducing a new intuitive operating system, NAS OS 4, together with hardware specifically designed for small businesses. The latest products come in a range of storage capacities from 2TB to 30TB.

“We understand that today’s small businesses can benefit from a storage solution that is easy to manage and provides 24/7 secure access to the information that drives their businesses,” said Scott Horn, vice president of global marketing at Seagate. “From the individual contractor to the fifty-employee office, Seagate has the right product to match the needs of any size of small- to medium-sized business.”

In the Middle East and Africa, IT infrastructure spending on storage, server, and enterprise networking equipment is forecast to reach $3.47 billion this year—a 4.1% increase from 2013 according to Gartner. In UAE in particular, planned legislation aiming to boost the growth of small and medium-sized enterprises will require 10% of future federal government contracts to be awarded to SMEs, increasing the demand for scalable storage solutions.

Industry’s Most Intuitive User Interface

Building on the success of its award-winning operating system, Seagate has debuted the next generation with NAS OS 4. Now with a redesigned Device Manager, users can manage preferences and configure settings from a single location. It also includes the most demanded features by our customers including App Manager and Seagate Sdrive™ for remote access. Designed to be easily up and running without dedicated IT support, Seagate NAS OS 4 helps small businesses stay organized and focused. The NAS device management is effortless from a desktop, laptop, tablet, or even a smartphone. Seagate NAS OS 4 is designed to keep projects accessible, secure and always available.

Working Together Works Better – Hardware, Software and Support by Seagate

All products in Seagate’s NAS portfolio are wholly developed and supported by Seagate, which ensures a level of expertise that is not delivered when customers are required to source individual components. Each NAS is populated with Seagate’s best-in-class NAS HDD drives in capacities up to 5TB. The industry-leading NAS HDDs are designed specifically for network storage applications, and are equipped with advanced vibration tolerance and management capabilities, offering enhanced reliability compared to standard desktop hard drives. In addition, Seagate tests every product extensively before being shipped, and backs them with an expert in-house tech support team.

Easy Remote Access Via Private Cloud

Seagate NAS and NAS Pro provide secure access to files by creating a private cloud, also enabling access to files from a centralized location, while providing shared access for clients and partners through Seagate Sdrive software – a private cloud that physically resides on Seagate NAS. With Sdrive™, access to your private cloud is as seamless and intuitive as saving files to an external drive. Files on Sdrive are also accessible from a smartphone or tablet with free mobile apps. 

-Retail Pricing-

Seagate NAS

Seagate NAS is available now for an MSRP of $299.99 for the two-bay 2TB to $649.99 for the two-bay 10TB version. The four-bay configuration ranges from an MSRP of $599 for 4TB to $1,499.99 for 20TB. 

Seagate NAS Pro

The Seagate NAS Pro range includes two-, four- and six-bay models from 2TB for an MSRP of $399.99 to 30TB capacities for $2499.99.