Keep critical file services close to the users who depend on them. The Synology RackStation RS422+ fits into a 1U rackmount footprint and gives IT teams a compact platform for centralized storage, shared folders, backups, and remote office data protection. Designed for diskless deployment, it lets you choose the drives and capacity profile that match your environment instead of paying for a fixed configuration you may outgrow. That matters when storage needs vary by site, by retention policy, or by application tier. Synology DSM adds the operational control infrastructure teams expect: straightforward administration, storage management, and the tools needed to keep data organized and available. For organizations standardizing on rack-based NAS at the edge, the RS422+ offers a clean balance of density, manageability, and deployment flexibility.