Introducing DataFlow NAS from Silicon Mechanics: Storage That Adapts to You
DataFlow NAS
Storage used to be an afterthought—now it’s a foundation.
Your data is growing, your applications are evolving, and your business needs more than a basic box of disks.
That’s why Silicon Mechanics created DataFlow NAS—a flexible, scalable, and enterprise-ready storage line that fits your environment today and expands as your demands grow.
Whether you’re building your first backup solution or scaling high-performance workloads, DataFlow NAS is designed to adapt. Choose from three purpose-built tiers:
Click on a box to learn more about each series:
DataFlow NAS
Value Series
Reliable, efficient entry-level storage
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Pro Series
Scalable, professionally supported performance
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Elite Series
Enterprise-class availability and flexibility
- Value Series – A powerful starting point for teams that need reliable NAS without the enterprise price tag. Perfect for backup, archiving, and general file sharing.
- Pro Series – For environments where speed, support, and stability matter. With NVMe acceleration, QuantaStor software, and dedicated support, Pro is ideal for production-heavy workloads like video, content creation, or surveillance.
- Elite Series – Built for mission-critical systems that demand nonstop uptime and massive capacity. Featuring high-availability architecture, dual-active controllers, and up to 4PB of storage, Elite handles the heaviest enterprise and research workloads with ease.
| Supported Features | Value | Pro | Elite |
|---|---|---|---|
| NFS, SMB, iSCSI | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| RAID protection | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Redundant power supplies | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Redundant 10G NICs | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| IPMI management | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Standard 3-year warranty | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Global hardware support | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Perpetual license | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Community supported software | ✔ | ||
| 3 Year standard 9-5 (PST) software support | ✔ | ||
| 3 Year 24/7 software support | ✔ | ||
| Redundant OS drives (SSD) | ✔ | ✔ | |
| SAS Enterprise drives | ✔ | ||
| Expandability via JBOD | One | Multiple | |
| Compression/Deduplication | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Thin provisioning | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Snapshots | ✔ | ✔ | |
| Remote replication | ✔ | ✔ | |
| Backup to cloud | ✔ | ||
| Encryption at rest (optional) | ✔ | ||
| WORM support | ✔ | ||
| Metadata offload | ✔ | ✔ | |
| Read cache (L2ARC) | ✔ | ✔ | |
| Write cache (ZIL/SLOG) | ✔ | ||
| Web management GUI (storage) | ✔ | ✔ | |
| High Availability with active/active head nodes | ✔ |
What sets DataFlow NAS apart is the expertise behind it.
Silicon Mechanics brings deep experience designing and supporting storage environments—from straightforward file servers to complex, hybrid infrastructures. But we don’t just deliver hardware; we help you make smart choices.
Our team can guide you to the best-fit solution for your specific needs, share best practices, and provide practical tips to optimize performance, reliability, and scalability. You get more than a product—you get a partner.
Let’s build something that works for you today and evolves with you tomorrow.
About Silicon Mechanics
Silicon Mechanics, Inc. is one of the world’s largest private providers of high-performance computing (HPC), artificial intelligence (AI), and enterprise storage solutions. Since 2001, Silicon Mechanics’ clients have relied on its custom-tailored open-source systems and professional services expertise to overcome the world’s most complex computing challenges. With thousands of clients across the aerospace and defense, education/research, financial services, government, life sciences/healthcare, and oil and gas sectors, Silicon Mechanics solutions always come with “Expert Included” SM.
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