Synology has announced the launch of its new HAS5300 series 3.5″ SAS hard drives to meet growing demand for high-capacity, high-performance, and resilient storage systems in enterprise environments. Available in 16TB, 12TB, and 8TB models, the HAS5300 drives are the latest addition to Synology’s range of enterprise hard drives, following the release of the HAT5300 series … [Read more...] about Synology Launches HAS5300 SAS Enterprise HDD
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Do I need an antivirus on Synology NAS?
Best answer: No, you do not require an antivirus application to be installed on your Synology NAS. If you'd feel more comfortable using one, Synology offers a free antivirus program available through the Package Center. Your Synology NAS does not need an antivirus Like a desktop OS, I've never had antivirus software running on any PC I've used for more than a decade. I feel … [Read more...] about Do I need an antivirus on Synology NAS?
Synology DSM 7.0 is now available — here’s how to download for your NAS!
DSM 7.0 is Synology's biggest update yet, and you can install it on your NAS right now. Synology is rolling out the next big update to its operating system, DiskStation Manager 7.0. Synology makes the best NAS enclosures for home, and with 8 million active users around the world, it is also the largest manufacturer in this category. DSM 7.0 started off as a beta build … [Read more...] about Synology DSM 7.0 is now available — here’s how to download for your NAS!
Have a Synology NAS? Check out these must-have hard drives.
Choosing the right hard drives for your network-attached storage (NAS) is incredibly important. Western Digital and Seagate are the two giants for storage, and both companies offer an almost identical offering specifically designed with servers in mind. This makes it easy to select the right drive(s) for your NAS. However, out of the two, we'd go with Seagate IronWolf because … [Read more...] about Have a Synology NAS? Check out these must-have hard drives.
Synology substitutes Intel for AMD with its newest rackmount NAS enclosures
AMD is all up in Synology's new rackmount NAS enclosures. What you need to know Synology launches the new RS1221+ and RS1221RP+ rackmount 2U NAS enclosures. The RS1221RP+ comes rocking a redundant power supply in case of failure. Pricing starts from $1,300 for the RS1221+ and tops out at $1,700 for the RS1221RP+. Synology announced the RS1221+ and RS1221RP+, two … [Read more...] about Synology substitutes Intel for AMD with its newest rackmount NAS enclosures
Synology Introduces DS1621xs+ – First Desktop x86 DSM NAS with Native 10GbE
Synology is one of the top-tier vendors in the commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) network-attached storage (NAS) market for SOHOs, SMBs, and SMEs, with QNAP being the other major player. While QNAP has a wide variety of hardware platforms to choose from in each market segment, Synology has been big on segmentation - restricting Xeon CPUs and native 10GbE to their rackmount … [Read more...] about Synology Introduces DS1621xs+ – First Desktop x86 DSM NAS with Native 10GbE
Synology debuts VM-ready NAS solutions at GITEX
At GITEX Technology Week, popular NAS provider Synology unveiled two new NAS systems designed to provide robust storage and backup services, as well as function as an all-inclusive virtualization solution. The Synology RackStation RS18017xs+ offers scalability of up to 180 drives, and is powered by an Intel Xeon D-15316 CPU and up to 128GB of DDR4 ECC RDIMM memory. The system … [Read more...] about Synology debuts VM-ready NAS solutions at GITEX
Synology at CES 2017 – RT2600ac Wi-Fi Router, DSM Value Additions, and New Business NAS Units
As part of my usual CES vendor visits, I caught up with Synology and took a look at the new products and DSM features that had been announced around the show's timeframe. The most interesting product was their second generation Wi-Fi router - the RT2600ac. A few business-oriented NAS products were also on display. The new DSM 6.1 (beta at CES, now in the final release candidate … [Read more...] about Synology at CES 2017 – RT2600ac Wi-Fi Router, DSM Value Additions, and New Business NAS Units
Synology DS419slim NAS box review: A low-profile, power-saving media server for the smart home
Small is good when it comes to NAS boxes designed to serve up audio and video over a home network. Synology’s 4-bay DS419slim, being built for 2.5-inch drives, is significantly less bulky than the average NAS box designed to accommodate 3.5-inch drives. The DS419slim is perfect for SATA SSDs (solid-state drives), which are nearly noiseless and generate less heat than mechanical … [Read more...] about Synology DS419slim NAS box review: A low-profile, power-saving media server for the smart home
Synology MR2200AC Wireless Tri-Band Mesh Router Review
Back in 2016, Synology shaked the networking world with the RT2600AC. The company’s second high-performance oriented router with tons of features including the award winning SRM OS. Fast forward to 2 years later, the MR2200AC has been announced. The Synology MR2200AC is what I could say, the prim and proper sibling of the RT2600AC. Specifications alone suggests that this is … [Read more...] about Synology MR2200AC Wireless Tri-Band Mesh Router Review