By Joel Shore
March 4, 2014
Western Digital
expanded its prosumer personal cloud solutions with My Cloud EX2, a
high-performance two-bay network attached storage (NAS) system. The My Cloud
EX2 and My Cloud EX4 products are designed from the ground up for creative
professionals and prosumers that need to reliably save, share, back up, stream
and manage large amounts of digital data.
Complete Data Control
and Protection
Several data
management and security features allow you to select a preferred
methods for managing and protecting 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 to protect data
right from the start and is easily configurable into other data protection
modes. You can use your My Cloud EX2 to centralize and back up all of
your computers and notebooks with WD SmartWare Pro software for PC users, and
with the Apple Time Machine backup software for Mac users.
High Capacity and
Ultimate Reliability
My Cloud EX2 provides
several capacity options , 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. Additionally, customers can 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 24x7 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
The award-winning WD
My Cloud mobile and desktop 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 customers can easily transfer files from their
Dropbox, SkyDrive and Google Drive public cloud accounts. With the WD My Cloud
desktop 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. You 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.
Price and Availability
My Cloud EX2 is
currently available at select U.S. retailers and online at the wdstore.com. Minimum advertised price is $199.99 USD for the diskless My Cloud EX2, $369.99 USD for 4 TB, $469.99 USD
for 6 TB and $569.99 USD for 8 TB. The WD My Cloud mobile app currently is
available for download for free from the App StoreSM and Google PlayTM. My
Cloud EX2 comes with a two year limited warranty.
Compatibility
My Cloud EX2 is
compatible with Windows 8, Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP, OS X
Mavericks, Mountain Lion, Lion, Snow Leopard, as well as DLNA/UPnP enabled
devices.
