Ready DATA redefines the concept of storage for small & medium businesses, remote offices/branch offices (ROBO), & departments within enterprise organizations. The Ready DATA EDA4000 adds expansion capability to the Ready DATA 5200 product family with 24-bays of storage in 4U form factor. The Ready DATA family of unified storage was built with the needs of a growing business in mind. Each Ready DATA 5200 can support up to two Ready DATA EDA4000 using the 6G SAS expansion ports. For meeting the differing needs of specific applications, Ready DATA users can mix & match SATA, near-line SAS, SAS, & SSD drives within volumes to provide optimal performance. Also, new drives can be easily added while the system is running for seamless expansion on-the-fly.