CaseySJ
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I have an old QNAP with dual gigabit ports that needs to be replaced. I've been looking for a new model that supports both Thunderbolt and 10 GbE (over Cat 6a RJ45). Although QNAP offers such models, I prefer to wait for a Thunderbolt 4/USB4 update, so that gives me at least a handful of months. Meanwhile, I see a number of virtualization capabilities advertised on QNAP's website, which leads me to the question:I'm not sure if anyone is interested, or if this is even the right place, but I've spent the past 26 years of my career working with some form or another of virtualization tech for desktops, servers, and NAS. I'm very well versed on VMware Workstation, Fusion, ESX, and vCenter; Parallels Desktop; VirtualBox, and Synology NAS VMM. I also have an extensive library (12TB's) of Mac, Windows, and Linux VM's. So, I'm happy to answer your Mac virtualization questions here if you've got them. Thanks.
- How would we use virtualization capabilities of a NAS in a home office setting? Is there a good use case for this?
If so, a 10 GbE Ethernet port would be considerably faster and hence it may not make sense to look for a NAS with Thunderbolt...
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