WD® Introduces Personal Cloud Storage Solutions for SMBs and Prosumers in India

WD^®, a Western Digital company and a world leader in digital storage, has launched My Cloud™ EX2 and My Cloud™ EX4 devices in India. My Cloud EX2 and My Cloud EX4 systems belong to the My Cloud family of personal cloud solutions and are designed to fulfill data storage needs of creative professionals, prosumers, workgroups and anyone looking for a reliable way to save, share, back up, stream and manage massive amounts of digital data. My Cloud EX2 and My Cloud EX4 devices are high-performance two-bay and four-bay network attached storage (NAS) solutions, respectively.

“SMBs and small offices/home offices (SOHOs) in India are increasingly becoming aware of technology and its implications in advancing their businesses and gaining competitive advantage. They need an easy and private way to store all their business-related data, access it and manage it from anywhere in the world using any device.” said Khalid Wani, Director (Content Solutions), India, Middle East and Africa, WD. “With the My Cloud EX series of products, customers will be thrilled with the advanced features, high-performance and reliability that WD can provide.”

The populated My Cloud EX series features WD Red^® hard drives for ultimate reliability in the unique 24×7 NAS operating environment. The highest capacity available in WD Red drives is 6 TB. WD Red drives are powered by NASware™ 3.0 technology, improving drive reliability and protecting customer data in the event of a power loss or disruption. Additionally, WD Red hard drives feature 3D Active Balance Plus, an enhanced balance control technology that significantly improves overall drive performance and reliability. My Cloud EX2 and My Cloud EX4 systems provide several capacity options, allowing customers to choose from a drive-less enclosure that allows customers to customize their capacity and add additional drives as their library of digital content grows.

Some features that My Cloud EX2 and My Cloud EX4 devices offer include enhanced data control and protection, high capacity and reliability, anytime, anywhere access and advanced streaming and serving.

With Easy-Slide-Drive technology, My Cloud EX2 and My Cloud EX4 devices allow customers to easily install or quickly hot-swap drives, without the need for a screwdriver, toolkit or trays. Additionally, customers can attach compatible USB 3.0 hard drives to the USB expansion ports on the My Cloud EX series to instantly expand their storage capacity.     

Compatibility

My Cloud EX series of products are 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.

Price and Availability

Approximate pricing for various models of My Cloud EX2 and My Cloud EX4 devices is as follows:

Both My Cloud EX2 and My Cloud EX4 devices come with a two-year limited regional warranty and are available through our IT channel. 

The WD My Cloud mobile app is currently available for free download from the App Store^SM and Google Play^TM.