Configure up to 2 header nodes + storage based on Windows Storage Server 2025
2U, 12 Bay, NVME Windows Server 2022 iSCSI SAN / NAS, Windows Storage Spaces
3U, 16 Bay Windows Server 2022 NAS/iSCSI SAN, Windows Storage Spaces
2U, 24 Bay Windows Storage Server WSS iSCSI SAN / NAS NVMe
2U, 12 Bay Windows Server 2025 iSCSI SAN / NAS, Windows Storage Spaces
Broadberry evaluates your workload, capacity, recovery and networking requirements before recommending the right Windows storage architecture.
Users, applications,
backup and concurrency.
Usable capacity, RAID and
future growth.
Recommend the right WS
platform.
Compute, networking and
storage.
Configure, validate and test
before deployment.
Updates, upgrades and
ongoing support.
Broadberry recommends the right Windows Storage Server based on workload, recovery objectives, concurrency and future growth.
| If you need... | Recommended Platform | Optimised For |
| Branch office backup and file storage | WS-12 Compact | RAID6, dual 10/25GbE, local repository |
| Departmental file storage and backup | WS-16 Business | SMB & iSCSI, balanced capacity |
| Enterprise backup repositories | WS-24 Capacity | RAID6/60, 25/100GbE, high ingest |
| Fast recovery and VM storage | WS-24N Performance | All-NVMe, instant recovery, 100GbE |
| Large repositories and archives | WS-36 Dense | Multiple fault domains, concurrent jobs |
| Long-term retention and archive | WS-60 Archive | RAID60, secondary copies, low cost/TB |
Broadberry enables and validates Windows Server features based on your workload rather than simply enabling every available capability.
Accelerate synthetic backup
operations.
Higher throughput and
network resilience.
Fast restore and high-
concurrency performance.
Disaster recovery between
sites.
BitLocker, TPM and Active
Directory integration.
Support Windows, Linux and
virtualisation.
Broadberry builds secure Windows file services around Active Directory, resilient storage and practical recovery for users and applications.
| Secure Access AD permissions ABE SMB over QUIC | Data Protection Previous Versions Storage Replica |
| Capacity Optimization Deduplication Quotas Screening | Resilient File Services DFS ReFS NTFS |
| Platform | Typical Role |
| Veeam | Windows repository |
| Commvault | MediaAgent |
| NAKIVO | Repository |
| Backup Exec | Windows backup |
| DPM / MABS | Microsoft backup |
| Windows Backup | Built-in protection |
| Acronis / Arcserve | Qualified deployments |
Support for additional backup platforms is available. Contact Broadberry to discuss your environment.
Custom designed
around your workload
and environment.
NAS, iSCSI, backup,
capacity and all-flash
storage.
Validated Windows
Server storage
solutions.
From deployment
through future
expansion.
What is Windows Storage Server used for?
Windows Storage Server provides centralised file storage, backup repositories, iSCSI storage and shared data services for Windows, Linux and mixed environments. Broadberry configures each system around your workload, performance and recovery requirements.
How do I determine the right storage capacity?
Storage sizing involves more than total drive capacity. Broadberry considers usable capacity after RAID, backup and recovery objectives, user concurrency, networking, future growth and performance requirements before recommending a solution.
Should I choose NAS or iSCSI storage?
NAS is typically the best choice for shared file access over SMB or NFS, while iSCSI provides block storage for virtualisation, databases and other applications that require dedicated storage volumes. Broadberry can recommend the right approach based on your applications and infrastructure.
Can Windows Storage Server support virtualisation?
Yes. Windows Storage Server can provide SMB or iSCSI storage for Hyper-V and other virtualisation environments. Broadberry designs each solution around your performance, capacity and availability requirements.
What backup software is supported?
Broadberry Windows Storage Servers support many leading backup platforms, including Veeam, Commvault, NAKIVO, Backup Exec, Microsoft DPM/MABS, Windows Backup, Acronis and Arcserve. Software compatibility is validated before deployment.
Does Broadberry offer all-flash Windows Storage Servers?
Yes. Broadberry offers all-flash NVMe Windows Storage Servers for high-performance workloads such as instant recovery, virtual machine storage and other latency-sensitive applications, alongside capacity-optimised HDD platforms.
Tell us about your applications, users, backup software and growth plans. Broadberry will recommend the right Windows Storage Server architecture for your environment.
Our Rigorous TestingBefore leaving our workshop, all Broadberry server and storage solutions undergo a rigorous 48 hour testing procedure. This, along with the high-quality industry leading components ensures all of our server and storage solutions meet the strictest quality guidelines demanded from us.
Un-Equaled FlexibilityOur main objective is to offer great value, high-quality server and storage solutions, we understand that every company has different requirements and as such are able to offer un-equaled flexibility in designing custom server and storage solutions to meet our clients' needs.
We have established ourselves as one of the biggest storage providers in the UK, and since 1989 supplied our server and storage solutions to the world's biggest brands. Our customers include:
