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The router is normally nothing more than a small linux box with a USB drive
attached when all said and done. Been available for a while. No real
advantage to using a router vs another server on the network.

Brad
www.bvstools.com

On Fri, Jan 29, 2016 at 9:47 AM, Nathan Andelin <nandelin@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

I just became aware that "routers" are being used as storage servers:

http://tinyurl.com/j95fl6a

Connect an external SATA drive to the router's USB 3.0 port. Total cost
about $260 for 4TB of storage.

I just ran Windows backup. There's also an FTP service for backing up the
likes of IBM i.

I've been reading about IBM's storage business declining. Could this be
related?
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