It's A Digital Disease!

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/G_fucking_G on 2024-10-09 16:20:11.

Hello,

We are currently using a Synology NAS as a shared storage server for approximately 20 workstations/PCs. All files, programs, etc. are stored on the Synology server, allowing users to access their data regardless of which PC they are using.

The PCs are connected to the NAS via 1 Gbit/s, and the NAS is configured with 4x 12TB Western Digital Red Pro SATA III HDDs in RAID 6.

We are considering upgrading to 12x 4TB SSDs because performance significantly degrades when creating/deleting large numbers of small files (hundreds of thousands). As it is our main storage for our workstations, this cannot be avoided.

1. Is this upgrade even beneficial given the 1 Gbit/s network speed?
2. What are suitable SSD options? They must be 2.5" or 3.5" SATA as our server only supports these formats. I am currently considering the Western Digital Red SA500 4TB 2.5" model.

Any advice or recommendations would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you!