Jeff Cable Photography

Safeguarding Olympic History: How Jeff Cable Photography Secures Over 4 Million Images with QNAP NAS

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Jeff Cable
Ngành nghề

Quay phim & Nhiếp ảnh
Sản phẩm
1. TVS-h874
2. TS-832PX
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I highly recommend QNAP products for their exceptional reliability and flexibility. I have been using QNAP NAS devices for years and trust them to keep my most important data, such as my images, safe and secure at all times. Whether the images are from private events or historic occasions like the Olympic Games, their importance remains constant.

- Jeff Cable, Jeff Cable Photography

Background

Jeff Cable Photography, based in the USA, was founded in 2004. Operating as a professional content creator, the company's primary goal is to create the highest quality images for clients in a fun and exciting way. Since capturing his first Olympic Games in 2008, Jeff Cable has served as an official photographer for Team USA at the last nine Olympic Games.

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Sử dụng Hybrid Backup Sync để tăng cường bảo vệ bằng cách sao lưu nhanh chóng NAS của bạn đến các không gian lưu trữ từ xa và đám mây – lý tưởng để xây dựng kế hoạch sao lưu và khôi phục 3-2-1 hoàn chỉnh.

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Challenge

Operating as a company of one, Jeff manages a massive, critical archive of more than 4 million photos spread across two locations. Before switching to QNAP, he relied on other RAID systems, such as Drobo. However, these previous systems lacked robust software offerings, which created significant problems when attempting tasks like remote synchronization.

Solution

To resolve his storage and synchronization challenges, Jeff deployed two free-standing 8-bay QNAP NAS units in separate physical locations.

Primary Server: A TVS-h874 serves as the main storage unit.
Remote Backup: A TS-832PX is located in the Sacramento area to act as a secure remote backup.
Storage Capacity: Both units are equipped with 100TB of storage space.
Network Infrastructure: Each NAS unit is plugged directly into local routers.
Data Synchronization: With setup assistance from the QNAP team, Jeff configured the Hybrid Backup Sync (HBS) app to automatically synchronize the NAS drives every morning at 1:00 AM.

Result

Implementing the QNAP solution has provided Jeff with immense peace of mind and operational security:

Ultimate Reliability: In all his years of using QNAP units, Jeff has never experienced a single problem.
Critical Data Protection: The NAS drives hold every photo he has ever taken, making them absolutely crucial to the survival of his business. Knowing his data is safe across multiple physical locations is invaluable.
Automated Workflows: His favorite application, HBS, seamlessly handles his daily synchronization, ensuring continuous and effortless data protection.
Long-Term Value: Jeff plans to use these RAID systems permanently as the central hub for all his images and critical data, with future plans to upgrade his hardware for even greater speed.