So our office has got a bit of a problem in the form of networked storage & the whole area isn't a specialty of mine, so I am in need of some advice here.
Currently we've got 4 PCs & an iMac running daily in the office but we rely on a 1TB WD MyBookLive for storage. It's not exactly full but we're having a few issues with it & how it functions. Ideally we'd like to move away from this but I've been tasked with sorting it & don't know whats best.
We need something that can be upgraded as the demand for space grows but is going to work flawlessly at all times. I assume our options are either a server in the office of a NAS? We have plenty of spare computers hanging around, mostly i3 4GB RAM, but I've never set one up to do this so I'm not sure whats best. The other issue stems from the fact that the iMac will not connect to the MyBookLive, hopefully we can invest in something that can provide storage for both the PCs & the Mac.
Budget can be up to £500 if that helps but ideally the cheaper the better. Any help is appreciated!
Currently we've got 4 PCs & an iMac running daily in the office but we rely on a 1TB WD MyBookLive for storage. It's not exactly full but we're having a few issues with it & how it functions. Ideally we'd like to move away from this but I've been tasked with sorting it & don't know whats best.
We need something that can be upgraded as the demand for space grows but is going to work flawlessly at all times. I assume our options are either a server in the office of a NAS? We have plenty of spare computers hanging around, mostly i3 4GB RAM, but I've never set one up to do this so I'm not sure whats best. The other issue stems from the fact that the iMac will not connect to the MyBookLive, hopefully we can invest in something that can provide storage for both the PCs & the Mac.
Budget can be up to £500 if that helps but ideally the cheaper the better. Any help is appreciated!
