Seagate announced a strategic cooperation with QNAP

At the recent NAB 2023 conference, Seagate and QNAP announced a suite of edge-to-cloud enterprise storage solutions designed to assist small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) and content creators in managing data from the edge to the cloud. This innovative lineup of enterprise-grade solutions includes Seagate’s IronWolf Pro hard drives (HDDs), QNAP’s high-capacity NAS solutions, Exos E series JBOD systems, and Seagate Lyve Cloud.

“Businesses that use data at the edge often rely on NAS devices to store their data. As that data capacity increases and requires optimal protection, businesses are faced with the challenge of backing up data off site,” said BS Teh, executive vice president and chief commercial officer at Seagate. “Seagate and QNAP have come together to address this challenge with an entire portfolio of secure mass capacity data solutions to help SMBs address pain points and address the rising costs of data storage and management.”

The Seagate and QNAP product portfolio integrates Seagate’s IronWolf Pro enterprise-grade hard drives with QNAP’s NAS, QuTS hero, and QTS systems. QNAP’s operating system, in conjunction with the IronWolf Pro series, is specifically designed for high-end and enterprise QNAP NAS models, providing high-capacity storage while centralizing data securely and satisfying rigorous workflow requirements in media and entertainment environments.

Seagate’s Lyve Cloud S3-compatible interface connects and supplements QNAP NAS systems via HybridMount and Hybrid Backup Sync, enabling seamless cloud backup management for businesses. Moreover, the integration of QNAP NAS and Seagate’s Exos E series JBOD systems will soon be launched, with the integrated cloud and NAS solutions now available.