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Understanding NAS Storage for Photographers (Part 1)

October 6, 2021

Understanding NAS storage for photographers. This is Part 1 of a multi-part series on data storage, NAS, RAID drives, file organization, etc. with an emphasis on photographer and filmmaker workflow. Very special thank you to Synology for their assistance and support.

📔 Table of Contents
0:00 Opening
0:16 Welcome
0:29 Disclaimer
0:55 The Need to Manage Data
2:06 Data Storage Wishlist
2:16 Item 1 - Data Storage Must be Expandable
3:52 Item 2 - Redundancy
4:06 Item 3 - Organization and Ease of Access
5:02 Item 4 - Speed
5:19 About Network Attached Storage
7:50 Overview of NAS Unit DS1621
8:36 Inside the NAS: The Operating System
10:15 Brief Overview of Folder Manager
11:06 Conclusion
11:46 Outro

🎥 Gear Discussed in Video
DiskStation DS1621+ https://geni.us/WN0gezw
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