Schools often lack a full-time computer systems administrator, and keeping up with new versions of server operating systems such as Windows Server or Linux Server requires significant training. 

A network-attached storage server like the Synology DiskStation DS1019+ touts easy-to-use storage minus the ongoing maintenance and administrative costs. 

The DS1019+ is also less expensive than a traditional file server. It can provide as much or more functionality, with a user-friendly interface, great extensibility and dozens of applications. 

The DS1019+ frees administrators to focus on making more apps available to teachers and students rather than studying user rights, privileges, anti-virus scanning and other tasks that a standard file server requires. 

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Expand Storage, Boost Performance

The system includes five drive bays that each support a 16-terabyte SATA hard drive for a raw capacity of 80 terabytes. 

It can also be used with SATA solid-state drives or expanded to 10 drives with an additional expansion chassis. 

Standard memory is 8 gigabytes, but that can be expanded to 32GB to run additional applications or to accelerate performance, allowing one small device to handle more users and more applications without bogging down, saving the school money for extra capabilities.