WD®, a Western Digital (NASDAQ: WDC) company and world leader in storage solutions, is expanding its  business-class NAS portfolio with the WD Sentinel™ DX4200 storage server. The WD Sentinel  DX4200 is a complete solution using Windows Storage Server, designed to meet  the demands of today's small-to-medium sized businesses (SMBs) by combining  Windows Storage Server 2012 R2 workgroup operating system and the Intel®  Atom™ C2338 Dual Core CPU.
 
  With  up to 16 TB of capacity, the WD Sentinel DX4200 enables small businesses to  expand their office storage by upgrading the drives as the demands of their  businesses grow. The WD Sentinel DX4200 is an ideal backup solution and provides  SMBs the advantages of on-premise centralized storage.
 
  “The WD Sentinel DX4200 provides the  enterprise grade storage and file services capabilities of Windows Storage  Server 2012 R2 workgroup, in a compact package that is ideal for to the SMB  segment,” said John Loveall, Principal Program Manager, Windows Server and  System Center, Microsoft. “We are pleased to work with WD to serve our  mutual customers.”
 
  Whether personal or professional, digital  content and important files are invaluable and often irreplaceable. WD’s Sentinel  DX4200 utilizing Windows Storage Server provides several ways for businesses to  protect their information without user intervention. The device comes pre-populated  with WD Se enterprise-class drives, Windows Storage Spaces for data protection,  backup software, redundant networking ports and a redundant power option.
 
Best-in-Class  Data Protection
WD Sentinel DX 4200 provides data  protection for every device on the small office network and is supported by  one-year of WD Guardian Services.

1. The  Drives Inside: Pre-configured with WD’s award-winning enterprise-class  drives for durability and reliability.
2. Storage Spaces: Featuring simple,  mirrored and parity volume configurations for data protection and speed.
3. WD SmartWare™  Pro Backup: backup and recovery software provides  data back-up for up to 25 devices on your network.
4. Redundant  Network Connectivity: Dual-redundant Gigabit Ethernet supports teaming  modes like Adaptive Fault Tolerance (AFT) which automatically switches to the second  network port in the event of a network failure, Adaptive Load Balancing to  share the network load and provide fault tolerance in the event of switch port,  cable or adapter failure, and Static Link Aggregation for increased network  throughput by transmitting over both network adapters. 
5. Optional  Disaster Recovery Protection:Connect to the small business cloud  provided by optional disaster recovery software and store your data offsite for  disaster recovery.
6. Boot  Drive: Pre-installed activated operating system.

WD Guardian™ Services for Small Business
The  WD Sentinel DX4200 is backed by WD’s world-class customer service and support.  All WD Sentinel DX4200 small business customers will get WD Guardian Pro for  one year from the time of the first call. WD Sentinel customers may wish to  upgrade their service plan to one of two options:

1. WD Guardian Pro: Offers a one year support agreement  with WD service, express parts replacement and priority access to technical  support.
 
2. Guardian Extended Care: Service that extends the product  warranty from the standard two-year limited warranty (see support.wdc.com for  terms and conditions) to five years.

Price and Availability
  WD  Sentinel DX4200 small  office storage server is available at select U.S. retailers and online at the wdstore.com. MSRP is $1699.99  USD for 8 TB and $2199.99  USD for the 16 TB.