The GRAND-AL is a rackmount storage server that easily fits into a standard 19-inch rack, providing an ideal storage solution in the server room for small and medium businesses. The GRAND-AL comes with a PCIe slot for boosting potential applications: the QNAP QM2 expansion card can be installed to add an M.2 SSD cache/10G bE connectivity, a compatible wireless card can be installed to use the GRAND-AL as a wireless access point, and a USB 3.1 10Gb ps card can be added for easier backup to/from multiple external storage. The GRAND-AL also provides a wide range of value-added features 4K video playback and real-time transcoding and web automation services with IFTTT.