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synology
As with every year, the time has come for the next installment of Synology Solution Day 2025! This year's event is particularly significant for the company as it marks the 25th anniversary of Synology's business. Additionally, it represents their official entry into the Tier 1 market
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With summer in full swing, Synology has, for the moment, completed its X25 NAS rollout. Over the past few months, a total of eight new "plus" models have been refreshed, although few significant upgrades have been made. All models have had their outdated 1GbE LAN interfaces upgraded to
office
During June of 2025, Synology started releasing beta versions of their popular office and productivity apps in preparation for the Q4 official release. Synology AI Console#Synology #AIConsole beta is here. A new management tool for 3rd party AI tool integration into MailPlus and Office packages.BLACKVOID.CLUBLuka ManestarSynology Office
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A year and a half ago, Synology introduced the original 4TB Beestation model, just six months after the successful launch of their DAS BeeDrive. The Bee series of devices was a surprising shift for a company known for larger NAS devices and enterprise solutions over the past five years. Nonetheless,
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💡UPDATE 29/07/2025: New beta 2.0.0-20085 version for macOS has arrived. Release notes are below. Release Notes macOS * Supports Deep Search, an AI search engine that runs entirely on the computer to find your BeeDrive documents and images using natural language. * For further details, check out the
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Last month, Synology began rolling out several X25 models as part of its refresh campaign. Most of these were unveiled during this year's Computex 2025, featuring models like the DS725+ and DS925+, which are equipped with AMD CPUs. However, some models continue to utilize the Intel Celeron J4125
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Following this year's Computex 2025 expo when Synology also announced some new productivity apps, namely ChatPlus and Meet, this week we got a chance to test out their long-announced AI integration with the very popular Synology Office suite. Synology at Computex 2025The 2025 Computex is soon here and
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It's been a while since I explored passwordless or single-factor authentication methods, especially in the context of Synology's DSM OS. Although the Secure SignIn platform has been available for some time (introduced with DSM 7), I haven't utilized it due to its limitation to
ai
Synology, a company often characterized by its delayed adoption of innovations in both hardware and software, is similarly behind in integrating artificial intelligence (AI) into its offerings. Despite the transformative impact of large language models (LLMs) on our daily lives, jobs, and creative processes for several years now, there remains
beedrive
🚨UPDATE: 05/06/2025 - the BeeDrive Deep Search beta for macOS is now live with the following release notes below. There is a specific system specification requirement, so be sure to use the BeeDrive with a compatible Mac computer! Release Notes What’s new macOS * Supports Deep Search, an
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: Intro Just as April was coming to a close, Synology decided to release its very first X25 model this year. Similar to the 2023 rollout, this time we also got the very popular 4-bay model out first, the DS925+. Synology DS925+ overviewThe new #Synology DS925+ has arrived with a slight
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While many new Synology products were announced, refreshed, and showcased at this year's Computex expo, the highlight of this 3-day event is undoubtedly Synology's latest and greatest storage system, the PAS7700. "PAS7700 is the culmination of Synology’s 25 years of engineering experience in data