WD
Sentinel™ DS5100 and DS6100 Provide Small
Businesses with an Intel-based Windows Server, Pre-populated with WD
Enterprise-Class Hard Drives at an Affordable Price
WD®, a Western Digital company (NASDAQ:
WDC) and world leader in digital storage solutions, expanded today its
small- and medium-sized (SMB) storage solution portfolio with the introduction
of the new WD Sentinel™ DS5100 and WD Sentinel DS6100
(S-series) ultra-compact network storage
plus servers. The WD Sentinel S-series feature high-performance Intel® Xeon®
processors and are pre-installed with Windows Server 2012 R2 Essentials. All WD
Sentinel network storage products feature WD enterprise-class hard drives and these
4-bay WD Sentinel S-series desktop appliances offer up to 16 TB of raw storage.
Additionally, unlike traditional NAS systems, the WD Sentinel S-series allow
small businesses to run line-of-business applications on their network storage
platform.
“WD is using enterprise-class components
to build a new family of network appliances for small businesses,” said Bill Evans, general manager of
WD’s business storage solutions group.
“The WD Sentinel S-series network appliances are engineered with Intel Xeon
processors, pre-populated with WD Se® datacenter 3.5-inch hard drives for rapid
deployment, and feature dedicated 2.5-inch boot drives for maximum reliability.
No other vendor offers a comparable network storage plus server in an equally
small form factor. With a small footprint and quiet fan, an S-series appliance
can be deployed anywhere.”
Proven Components from Intel, Microsoft, and WD
Built
by WD, powered by an Intel Xeon processor and running Windows Server 2012 R2
Essentials, the WD Sentinel S-series is based on proven technologies from
industry leaders. Unlike competitors’ proprietary operating systems, the
S-series is a fully configured native Windows Server on which customers can
deploy thousands of Windows applications.
“Windows Server 2012 R2
Essentials gives customers the benefit of built-in, groundbreaking, low-cost
storage technologies, and WD’s Sentinel S-series hardware helps small
businesses take advantage of these technologies,” said Jamie Hamilton, Director
of Marketing, OEM Division at Microsoft Corp. “We are pleased to work with WD
to tackle the small business, first-server opportunity. WD’s hardware
engineering expertise, previous success with network storage products based on
Windows Storage Server, and leadership in offering an R2 version of Windows
Server 2012 Essentials puts WD in a good position to serve this industry.”
Reliable Enterprise Grade Components
The WD Sentinel S-series include WD
3.5-inch datacenter-class hard drives for enhanced data security. Businesses gain enterprise-class reliability
with dual dedicated boot drives (optional on WD Sentinel DS5100), dual gigabit
Ethernet ports, and dual external DC-in power adapter ports. This engineered
redundancy, along with a bezel lock for physical security, all add to the
reliability of this ultra-compact network storage plus server that can be
deployed virtually anywhere.
Affordable First Server for Any Small Business
The WD Sentinel S-series is a complete,
fully-configured solution with automatic backup and restore software for up to
25 users and 50 computers, all at a very affordable price that starts at PHP
135,990 MSRP. By combining a single
solution for both storage and server requirements, the S-series appliances are
a great solution for any small business looking for their first server.
“Finally, a network storage vendor has
delivered a low-cost, turn-key solution that meets my customers’
requirements—with no assembly required,” said Kevin Royalty, Microsoft MVP and
Managing Partner of Total Care Computer Consulting in Centerville, Ohio. “Small
business customers want a packaged solution with balanced disk, processor,
memory, and operating system that is engineered and tested as a unit. The
DS5100 and DS6100 appliances are ideal as a ‘first server’ due to the
high-performance Intel Xeon processor, Windows Server, high-capacity
enterprise-class disk storage, and tiny footprint.”
Availability
WD Sentinel S-series appliances are
available today at selected retailers and distributed
by Iontech. The WD Sentinel DS5100 is pre-populated in
capacities of 4 or 8 TB. The WD Sentinel DS6100 is available with capacities of
8, 12, or 16 TB.
Pricing
Five models of WD Sentinel S-series
appliances are available. Manufacturer’s Suggested Retail Prices (MSRP) starts
at PHP 135,990 for the WD Sentinel DS5100 4 TB network storage plus server. WD
Guardian™ Services, which offer flexible, affordable and hassle-free technical
support, are available for periods of one or more years.
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