10GbE-ready, entry-level rackmount NAS for SMB featuring two SFP+ ports and one PCIe 2.0 ÃÃÂÃÂ2 slotThe TS-1232XU is built to deliver high performance, flexible expansion capabilities and versatile applications at an affordable and cost-effective price for small/medium-sized businesses. Two 10GbE SFP+ ports are capable of high-speed transmission of time-critical business data and a PCI Express (PCIe) 2.0 ÃÃÂÃÂ2 slot (ÃÃÂÃÂ4 length) provides flexibility for expanding connectivity and/or storage with M.2 SATA/PCIe NVMe SSDs, via QNAP''s QM2 expansion cards. The TS-1232XU can be deployed to suit various needs for data storage, file backup, disaster recovery, containerized applications, surveillance, and more. The built-in 10GbE SFP+ ports deliver high speed for mission-critical applications such as database hosting and VM storage. One PCIe 2.0 ÃÃÂÃÂ2 slot (ÃÃÂÃÂ4 length) is available for adding a 10GbE port and/or M.2 SSD slots. With SSDs installed, Qtier auto tiering can be enabled to optimize storage utilization. Snapshots add an extra layer of protection to your disaster recovery plan, giving you the flexibility to create and revert snapshots locally and/or remotely. The Hybrid Backup Sync app completes your backup strategies, allowing you to back up, restore and sync files locally and remotely. QNAP''s Virtual JBOD technology can be used to expand remote NAS capacity, ensuring all available space can be fully utilized. QNAP offers versatile surveillance solutions that help secure your premises and add values to the TS-1232XU. Built-in 10 GbE SFP+ ports accelerate your workflows With two built-in 10 GbE SFP+ ports, the TS-1232XU can immediately take advantage of high-speed 10GbE network infrastructure. The 10 GbE SFP+ ports can empower bandwidth-demanding tasks including databases, virtual machine storage, and large data backups. One PCI Express slot gives you expandability and flexibility The TS-1232XU provides one PCI Express (PCIe) 2.0 ÃÃÂÃÂ2 slot (ÃÃÂÃÂ4 length) for expanding NAS functionality, such as installing additional 10GBASE-T ports and M.2 SSDs (both SATA and PCIe NVMe). QNAP offers a complete array of expansion cards for you to take advantage of the TS-1232XU''s PCIe expandability, including QM2 expansion cards and single/dual port NICs. Snapshots and Hybrid Backup Sync secure your data A well-rounded disaster recovery plan requires multiple layers of protection and backups to deliver peace of mind. The TS-1232XU supports snapshots to manually/automatically record the content of files and changes to them at the block level, allowing them to be quickly reverted in the event of corruption or accidental deletion. For added data security, the Hybrid Backup Sync app can help back up, restore and sync files to/from local external devices, remote NAS and public cloud services. Cross-platform file sharing and Qsync facilitate convenient file exchange The TS-1232XU supports SMB/CIFS, NFS, and AFP protocols for file sharing across Windows, Mac, Linux/UNIX networks. Data can be centrally stored on NAS and protected by rigid security measures provided by the TS-1232XU. The Windows AD and LDAP services enable system administrators to configure user permissions by using an existing Windows AD server, LDAP server or built-in LDAP service. To sync data across devices, including mobiles, simply install Qsync Central on NAS and Qsync clients on other devices to enjoy a fast, private, secure, and real-time file sync service with the TS-1232XU.