Case Study: Oxford University achieves high-speed, consolidated data access and parallel analyses with Synology Inc.'s DS3612xs NAS

Oxford University - Customer Case Study

Oxford University’s Department of Materials was overwhelmed by rapidly growing raw datasets (single experiments up to 100 GB) and slow, error‑prone transfers between sites and workstations, which impeded parallel analysis and collaboration. To consolidate data and achieve high‑performance throughput, they selected Synology Inc.’s DS3612xs NAS as the vendor solution.

Synology Inc. deployed the DS3612xs, enabling the team to transfer 7 TB of data within a week, connect four high‑performance workstations, and allow two to three researchers to work on different parts of the data in parallel without I/O bottlenecks. The Synology solution improved access speed and flexibility, streamlined collaboration, and is being expanded as datasets and research partnerships grow.

Oxford University

James Martin Fellow

Oxford University