Some files are just too big to work on from the cloud: CAD drawings, video, photography and huge project archives. We set up business NAS storage that gives your team fast access in the office, with snapshots and cloud backup so a failed drive or ransomware attack doesn't take your work with it.
SharePoint and OneDrive are right for most business documents. But opening a multi-gigabyte file over the internet is slow, and syncing it to every laptop isn't practical. A NAS, or network attached storage, keeps those files on fast storage in your office, where your team can open them instantly.
The risk is treating the NAS as your only copy. Drives fail, offices flood, and ransomware targets network storage directly. We design every NAS with backup built in from the start.
We look at how much data you have, how fast it's growing, who needs access, and which files really need local storage rather than the cloud.
We size the NAS and drives for performance and growth, and plan snapshots, permissions and the off-site backup before anything is bought.
We install and secure the NAS, connect it to your network, move your files across and set up access for each team.
Snapshots and cloud backup run automatically, and we monitor drive health, capacity and backup success, so we replace a failing drive before it becomes a problem.
A tested recovery plan covering your NAS, cloud data and servers.
Explore disaster recoveryEveryday documents belong in SharePoint, so the NAS is reserved for the big files.
Explore SharePoint & TeamsNot sure what should stay local? We'll help you decide what moves to the cloud.
Explore cloud migrationNot for everyday documents, which are usually better in SharePoint and OneDrive. A NAS makes sense when your team works with very large files, like CAD, video or photography, that are slow to open from the cloud, or when your internet connection limits what the cloud can do.
No. Multiple drives protect you against a single drive failing, but not against deleted files, ransomware, theft, fire or flood. That's why every NAS we set up has snapshots for quick rollbacks and a separate backup copy kept off-site in the cloud.
Yes, securely. We set up remote access through a VPN or a secure sync service, rather than exposing the NAS directly to the internet, which is a common way these devices get attacked.
We work it out from how much data you have today and how fast it's growing, then add headroom so you're not out of space in a year. NAS storage can usually be expanded later by adding or upgrading drives.
Many NAS devices can record CCTV, but we usually recommend keeping CCTV on its own recorder or storage, so camera footage doesn't compete with your team's files for space and performance.