What do you want the NAS to help you with?

How many VMs do you expect to run?

What is your primary use for the NAS?

How do you plan to use the NAS for backup?

Which backup software do you plan to use (or currently use)?

How many backup jobs typically run at the same time?

On average, how much backup data do you generate per day?

What’s the minimum transfer speed required for your daily backup/restore tasks?

Which backup software do you plan to use (or currently use)?

How many users need to access the NAS simultaneously?

How much storage space will you need? (You can use a RAID calculator to help estimate usable capacity.)

How do you plan to use the NAS for virtualization?

How many iSCSI targets will you need?

How many VMs do you expect to run?

What’s your primary creative workload?

How many people will be working on the system at the same time?

How will you use the NAS for AI workloads?