[Jeff Chamlee]

Hello,
I’m fairly new to the Cow but have been reading through this thread and wanted to put myself out there to get Bob’s (or others) take on a workflow we’re considering.

We’re a small post house that’s taken on a larger project that will involve 3 Premiere Pro editors collaborating, and need to centralize our media in a shared storage environment. We’re working with footage shot on the Sony F3 using the XDCam EX codec (35Mb/s), with a mix of AE Dynamic links, photos and stock footage on the timeline.

We’re considering the Synology DiskStation DS1815+ 24TB (8 x 3TB) 8-Bay NAS Server, setup in a RAID 5,6, or 10, where we would all direct connect via 1Gbe. I know jumping up to the 10Gbe model would yield better performance, but for an entry level solution at our $2-4K budget, we’re wondering if the performance and speed (~90-100MB/s) would be sufficient given the scope of our project size, codec and limited number of users?

For the sake of argument, we’ve got an IT consultant who deals with advanced networking to configure and set up the box for us.

I’ve seen a fair amount of chatter about the QNAP NAS boxes in production environments, but not as much about the Synology stuff. Any thoughts or alternatives suggestions are welcomed.

Thanks!
jc