The SS-453 Pro, featuring the easy-to-use QTS operating system, is a powerful, reliable, secure and scalable NAS solution designed for mission-critical business applications and to meet fast growing data storage needs. The SS-453 Pro supports SATA 6Gb/s drives and delivers high performance with persistent throughput, providing a comprehensive storage solution for SMBs to build a reliable private cloud.

• Use the SS-453 Pro as a PC with exclusive QvPC Technology
  
• Manage, share, and back up business data with Real-time Remote Replication (RTRR)
  
• NAS and iSCSI-SAN unified storage solution for server virtualization
  
• Supports VMware, Citrix, and Microsoft Hyper-V and advanced virtualization features
  
• Enhanced data security with high-performance AES 256-bit encryption and anti-virus
  
• Run multiple Windows/Linux-based virtual machines with the Virtualization Station
  
• Transcode Full HD videos on-the-fly or offline with QNAP’s unique transcoding technology
  
• Expand the total raw storage capacity up to 84 TB with the economical UX-800P QNAP expansion enclosure

High performance
Powered by a cutting-edge 22nm quad-core Intel Celeron 2.0GHz processor with 2GB energy-efficient DDR3L RAM (upgradable to 8GB), coupled with the support of SATA 6Gb/s, 4 Gigabit LAN ports and HDMI output, the SS-453 Pro is a powerful NAS that delivers up to 430MB/s read & write speeds. The SS-453 Pro can also automatically increase the processor's clock rate from 2.0GHz to 2.41GHz when needed for CPU-intensive tasks. The SS-453 Pro’s fast encryption and decryption performance provides transfer speeds of up to 70MB/s with AES-256 bit volume encryption, boosting system performance & security while ensuring the safety of sensitive business data stored in the SS-453 Pro. When installed with the latest dual-band 2.4GHz/5GHz 802.11ac Wi-Fi network card, the SS-453 Pro can offer remarkably high speeds for transferring large amount of files and streaming bandwidth-consuming multimedia.

QTS - Simple and efficient
Thanks to the intuitive user interface of QTS, system operations of the SS-453 Pro are smooth and handy. Its intelligent desktop allows you to find desired functions quickly, create desktop shortcuts or group shortcuts, monitor important system information on a real-time basis, and open multiple application windows to run multiple tasks concurrently, bringing greater operating efficiency.

SSD cache acceleration
The SS-453 Pro supports SSD caching which can greatly boost IOPS performance of storage volumes. It is perfect for improving overall workflow of IOPS-demanding applications such as virtualization.

Use your SS-453 Pro as a PC with the exclusive QvPC Technology
QNAP’s exclusive QvPC Technology consolidates a number of high-end technologies including VM integration, multimedia transcoding, HDMI output, cloud integration and NAS connection technologies, allowing users to operate the SS-453 Pro as a PC when they plug in a keyboard, mouse and monitor. With QvPC Technology, the SS-453 Pro is transformed into a cost-effective device with PC functionalities for users to directly access stored data, run multiple applications using Windows/Linux/UNIX/Android-based VMs, surf the web on Google Chrome, enjoy Full HD videos with up to 7.1 channel audio with XBMC, monitor Surveillance Station in real time with local display, and much more.

Run additional operating systems on the SS-453 Pro
With the support for Intel Virtualization Technology (VT-x), the SS-453 Pro can operate the Virtualization Station, transforming the SS-453 Pro into a 2-in-a-box NAS that can function as an all-in-one NAS and a virtualization platform that supports multiple operating systems, fast virtual machine (VM) creation, VM import/export, snapshot, and enables desktop operations on web browsers. With the easy-to-use interface, you can centrally manage all of the VMs created on the SS-453 Pro with minimal effort. You can also download VMs on demand from online VM markets and import them to the SS-453 Pro without any complex procedures.