The QNAP TS-h973AX-32G 9-Bay NAS and QDA-UMP4 M.2 to U.2 Adapter Bundle offers high performance storage and connectivity for demanding applications. The TS-h973AX-32G NAS features a powerful AMD Ryzen Embedded V1500B quad-core 2.2 GHz CPU and 32GB DDR4 RAM, delivering exceptional processing power. It provides extensive storage capacity with five 3.5-inch SATA 6Gbps bays, two U.2 NVMe/SATA SSD slots, and two 2.5-inch SATA SSD bays. Fast network connectivity is enabled by dual 2.5GbE LAN ports and one 10GBASE-T port. The QDA-UMP4 adapter allows installing an M.2 2280 PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe SSD into a U.2 PCIe 4.0 x4 drive bay, providing a cost-effective way to utilize the ultra-fast NVMe interface. Together, the NAS and adapter provide high-speed storage and connectivity to supercharge bandwidth-intensive applications like video editing, virtualization, gaming, and more. The NAS ensures data integrity with QuTS Hero operating system's advanced data protection features like inline deduplication and compression, unlimited snapshots, and real-time SnapSync. With robust hardware, extensive connectivity, and enterprise-grade data protection, this bundle delivers an exceptional infrastructure for demanding workloads.