The growth of the domestic Internet industry is followed by the explosion of data volume. Not only the server of enterprise users stores data, but also the personal user data is growing. Take mobile phones for example. At the early stage of smart phone development, the storage capacity of mobile phones was mainly 4GB and 8GB, but now it has reached the level of 64GB and 256GB. With the development of the Internet, the amount of data must be larger. Since individual users are often used by multiple devices, mobile phones/tablets/computers A/computers B, we need to put data in a place that can be encrypted for public access, which is what we call cloud disks and private clouds.
When it comes to cloud disks, I believe that most users should have used them. Although cloud disks can realize data sharing, data storage and other functions, their shortcomings are also obvious. They need to pay for services (VIP, large capacity) continuously, the transmission speed is too slow, the App operation is inconvenient, and the data security is not strong. Because of this, private cloud has gradually entered our vision, and this simple solution of building "personal cloud server" through hard disk+server has gradually been accepted by the public.
Compared with traditional cloud disks, private cloud has the following advantages:
Users can transmit data with ultra fast LAN;
Equipped with more customized system interface to facilitate user management of data;
Exclusive personal encryption private cloud with high security;
Free for life;
This time we Love to play computer games What is being evaluated is a consumer private cloud server - Pioneer Private Cloud. It is reported that Pioneer Private Cloud will be launched into JD Crowdfunding in the near future.
appearance
Pioneer's private cloud is packaged in a box. After opening the package, you can see a Pioneer's private cloud host, power adapter, network cable and instructions.
Pioneer Private Cloud adopts the traditional column design, and the outer metal shell adopts the wire drawing process, which makes it very colorful under the light.
The opening of the hard disk box is located above the host, and both the bottom and the back of the body are provided with heat dissipation openings.
The interfaces of Pioneer Private Cloud are set on the back of the fuselage, and from left to right are: reset key, power interface, network cable interface, and USB 3.0 interface.
After the host cover on the top of Pioneer Private Cloud is unscrewed, we can see the location of the hard disk box in the host. Pioneer Private Cloud adopts the screw free hard disk plug design, and can use the hard disk directly into the hard disk box and directly into the host.
experience
Client Interface&Operations
After entering the Pioneer private cloud app, we need to bind the Pioneer private cloud host by scanning the code. This way can ensure that only users who scan the code can access and log in to the Pioneer private cloud.
Pioneer Private Cloud Mobile App Interface
At the beginning, we downloaded the Pioneer Private Cloud App through mobile phones. After entering the App, we immediately scanned the QR code above the Pioneer Private Cloud to bind the user's account with this Pioneer Private Cloud. After entering the App, first initialize (format) the hard disk, and then select the hard disk mode. Pioneer Private Cloud provides two different hard disk modes: 1. Data storage priority mode (LVM) and data security priority mode (RAID1). The RAID1 mode is officially recommended by Pioneer to avoid data loss due to hard disk damage. However, since RAID1 mode requires two hard disks and the author has only one hard disk, the LVM mode is selected here.
The main interface of Pioneer Private Cloud App is very simple. The system has helped users classify files internally, and can also quickly search files saved in Pioneer Private Cloud by file type. It is worth mentioning that Pioneer Private Cloud supports fuzzy search, and it is supported by a large relational database MySQL. Even a million level file search can achieve a second level quick response.
The mobile app of Pioneer Private Cloud supports the mobile phone backup function, which can back up the mobile phone with one key, including pictures, videos, chat records, address books, etc., and also supports breakpoint continuation. If the user's backup file is too large to complete file backup in a short time, Pioneer Private Cloud will continue to back up the mobile phone and upload files when the app is next opened.
Users can view photos and videos in the cloud disk directly through Pioneer Private Cloud App on their mobile phones. If it is Android, they can also install the app installation package stored in the cloud disk. Whether it's pictures or videos, users view them through the mobile app in the form of cache, and the pictures and videos are not downloaded to the mobile phone, so users need not worry about occupying the mobile phone capacity. In addition, image users in Pioneer Private Cloud can directly share to various social platforms without downloading.
Pioneer Private Cloud PC Client
In the Pioneer private cloud client (mobile phone end/PC end), we can view the product configuration information in the control panel. The system information provides the relevant configuration information of the system, the system performance is the current running state of the product, and the software management and network settings include the configuration of relevant functions. The administrator can share the QR code in the system information to ordinary users to bind the device.
The red arrow is the multitask bar of Pioneer Private Cloud
Pioneer Private Cloud is the first to introduce the "taskbar" function in the system. Users can open more control panels and view pictures in the Pioneer Private Cloud client. The current task list will be displayed in the lower left corner of the client to facilitate users to operate between multiple tasks. Although it seems simple, However, this function is not available in many private cloud products.
Pioneer private cloud PC terminal
In terms of functions, Pioneer Private Cloud maintains a logic similar operation interface both on the mobile end and on the PC end, and the entire interface is very simple. Some friends who have some knowledge of private cloud may know that many private cloud products have complex functions and require high learning costs. While Pioneer Private Cloud can be said to be a private cloud product for ordinary consumers. Its functional interface is similar to the domestic cloud disk, but its product operation logic and speed are better than cloud disk products.
The main function of Pioneer's private cloud is storage. By default, Pioneer classifies folders into music, photos, videos, documents, and apps. At the same time, it also provides the function option of backing up mobile phones. The PC end user only needs to drag the file to the file directory on the PC end of Pioneer Private Cloud to complete the file upload operation. Pioneer Private Cloud has a default file classification. If users cannot find files due to too many file types, they can search through the music/compressed files/videos/documents/pictures and other categories of Pioneer Private Cloud. At the same time, it also supports fuzzy search and time axis search, which is very practical for users with large private cloud reserves.
At present, the Pioneer Private Cloud has just been launched, and the Pioneer Mall, software store and other functions will be launched in succession. At present, it is not officially opened.
Pioneer Private Cloud supports the SAMBA service. When the PC and the private cloud are on the same LAN (without installing the client), you can find the Pioneer Private Cloud File Manager in my computer. After entering the account password, you can log in and use it, which is very convenient.
speed test
360 5G router P4 (Gigabit routing) used in network test
Left: Intranet upload Right: Intranet download
testing environment
Mobile phone: iPhone X (support 5G WiFi)
Router: 360 5G router P4 (Gigabit routing)
Network speed: 100M network
Network connection mode: 5G WiFi
File transmission is carried out through Pioneer Private Cloud App. Under the 5G WiFi network environment, the upload speed is up to 24MB/s, and the download speed is up to 26MB/s. For cloud storage of mobile devices, this speed has obviously met the needs of most users.
Intranet upload speed
Intranet download speed
testing environment
Computer: Lenovo Saver Series
Router: 360 5G router P4 (Gigabit routing)
Network speed: 100M network
Network connection mode: wired network
In terms of speed, the private cloud has the biggest advantage over the public cloud. In the test, the author's intranet upload speed reached 106MB/s, and the intranet download speed reached 97MB/s, which has basically run the speed of gigabit routing (the theoretical maximum intranet transmission speed of gigabit routing is 125MB/s). It can be said that it is very fast. If the file is small, it is basically a second level operation.
Temperature test
In terms of heat generation, we conducted a room temperature test in the office. When a hard disk was working, the heat generation of Pioneer Private Cloud was good. The maximum temperature of the host surface was only about 2 ℃ higher than the room temperature, and the internal heat dissipation was good.
Noise test
In terms of noise, the background noise of the office is 47 decibels. The noise test conducted against the air outlet of Pioneer Private Cloud is 50 decibels, which is only 3 decibels higher than the noise of the office in Beijing. The fan noise is basically negligible.
summary
Compared with other private cloud hosts, Pioneer Private Cloud has a simpler overall functional interface, convenient and practical functions, and is easy to use. With zero learning cost, most users can quickly use it, which is one of the reasons recommended by the author. In fact, many users only want simple and fast storage functions when using cloud storage products. Practicality and ease of use are the concerns of ordinary users. If you want to obtain a more secure and encrypted cloud storage product without too many fancy and complex functions, Pioneer private cloud host may be a good choice.
