When you work online, your data staying safe and protected is important. Heck, most of us no longer print off our photos and keep them on our computers. I have blog photos, personal photos, contracts, documents, etc. on the laptop (aff) that I am typing this on right now. That is why I was happy to try out the WD My Cloud EX2. When you run your own freelance writing/social media business out of your home (aff), you cannot afford to be down ever.
I have already had a hard drive fail on me on a pervious laptop (aff). That is the worst feeling since it just happened one morning and everything was gone. My own Facebook feed this week has had 3 bloggers lose all of their stuff just do hardware failure. Plus, in this day and age, it is way to easy to get a virus that wipes you out.
That is where devices like the WD My Cloud EX2 are a must have and needed. Here are a few reasons why you need this if you are small business (or blogger):
- Complete Data Control and Protection
You can select your preferred methods for managing and protecting your movies, photos, music and digital files. (Drive management options include RAID 0, RAID 1; JBOD and spanning modes, while data protection options include RAID 1, USB, cloud or LAN/WAN backup.) The My Cloud EX2 comes preconfigured in RAID 1 mode for you so your data is protected right from the start. Business owners can use their My Cloud EX2 to centralize and back up all of their computers and notebooks with WD SmartWare™ Pro software for PC users, and with the Apple® Time Machine® backup software for Mac users. I can't tell you how excited I was over this backup feature!!! - High Capacity and Ultimate Reliability
My Cloud EX2 provides several capacity options for business owners to choose from, including a diskless enclosure allowing users to build their own NAS with the drives of their choice, as well as populated systems in 4TB, 6TB or 8TB capacities. You can also attach compatible USB 3.0 hard drives to the USB expansion ports on the My Cloud EX2 to instantly expand their storage capacity. The populated My Cloud EX2 features WD Red® hard drives for ultimate reliability in the unique 24×7 NAS operating environment. WD Red drives are powered by NASware™ 2.0 technology, improving drive reliability and protecting customer data in the event of a power loss or disruption. - Anytime, Anywhere Access
Love, love, love this feature! The award-winning WD My Cloud™ mobile and desktop (aff) app provides anytime, anywhere access to the entire My Cloud product family. WD My Cloud mobile app users can easily view photos, stream video and share, save and manage files from anywhere on their iOS® and Android™ devices. The mobile app makes file sharing and collaborating simple, allowing customers to easily email files, share files as a link, and print and open files with third party apps. The WD My Cloud mobile app integrates major public cloud services so that business owners can easily transfer files from their Dropbox™, SkyDrive® and Google Drive™ public cloud accounts. With the WD My Cloud desktop (aff) app, navigating, controlling and sharing digital files from anywhere in the world is simple and intuitive. - Advanced Features
My Cloud EX2 includes advanced data serving options including an integrated file server, FTP server, backup server and a P2P download server. Additionally, users can download and run a host of third party apps, including aMule, Icecast, Joomla!®, phpBB®, phpMyAdmin, Transmission, SqueezeCenter, and more. - Users can also stream videos and photos to connected TVs, media players, gaming consoles and other DLNA®/UPnP® devices with the included Twonky 7.2 server, DLNA-certified 1.5 media server, and built-in iTunes® server.
Yes, this is a must have if you run a small business or if you run a business out of your house. It worth every cent to have the reliability and the backups of aWD My Cloud EX2. Best of all, if you have any issues setting this up (I had some install issues), you can call them and they will walk you through it! They made sure I had everything set up correctly while I was on that all too!
What are you using to protect your business or blog?
