Synology^® today launched the new DiskStation DS1515, a powerful and expandable 5-bay NAS offering a high-performance, reliable, and full-featured network attached storage solution for growing small and medium-sized businesses. 

"Growing SMBs expect a storage solution that is versatile and scalable for their future needs, while minimizing the initial investment. The DS1515 is engineered to address such needs, and provides the performance, reliability, and scalability to manage, protect, and share data," said Jonathan Wang, Product Manager at Synology Inc. 

Coming with a quad-core processor and four gigabit LAN ports featuring failover and Link Aggregation, DS1515 delivers outstanding performance, exceeding 421 MB/s writing and 403 MB/s reading when using a RAID 5 configuration in a Windows^® environment. The hardware encryption engine ensures fast encrypted data transmission speeds of up to 296 MB/s reading and 150 MB/s writing. 

The DS1515 supports Synology High Availability, providing redundancy in the event of unexpected network failure and ensuring a smooth transition between clustered servers for the highest reliability and resiliency. The SSD read/write cache support further allows SMBs to see a considerable boost in throughput while minimizing the cost per gigabyte. Designed to grow with SMBs, the DS1515 can scale up to 15 drives when paired with two DX513 expansion units. 

DS1515 runs DiskStation Manager (DSM), the most advanced and intuitive operating system for NAS devices. Featuring wide range of applications from backup to network management, DS1515 provides all essential business services and increasing productivity at work. Synology was named "PC Mag Business Choice Award winner" for the second consecutive year, and received the highest rating in every element of the survey, including reliability, value, and likelihood to recommend. 

For more information, please visit https://www.synology.com/products/DS1515 

Availability

  Synology DiskStation DS1515 is now shipping globally.