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beestation
With the start of the new year, Synology is rolling out new software updates for their Bee lineup, including the BeeDrive and BeeStation. The BeeStation's OS, BSM, is currently in the 1.2 beta version, coming with a brand new BeeProtect cloud-backup platform for the BeeStation device. However,
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While this is a standalone article on the topic of the new Synology ActiveProtect Manager operating system, in case you have missed the hardware and installation part of the DP7400 backup appliance that this OS is driving, be sure to check out the review here. Synology DP7400 reviewThe NEW #Synology
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Back in June of this year, Synology presented a new line of products during the Computex expo, known as Data Protection. Specifically, one of the first models from this line was the DP7400 model. A 12-bay AMD EPYC pure backup appliance running the newest and latest custom Synology OS called
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💡UPDATE: 15/01/2025 - Synology released BSM 1.2-65586 today with no changes to the features and fixes introduced in the beta version. However, the BeeProtect 1-month free period has been extended for an additional 3 months for anyone who signed up for it during the beta. It looks
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💡ANNOUNCEMENT 24/12/2024: - With all the entries now closed, we have a winner! Congratulations to "Tino" for being our lucky winner! Thanks to everyone who participated and best of luck in the next giveaway! 0:00 /0:16 1× While this year was less exciting in
beestation
Since its rollout, the BeeStation has had a decent acceptance rate, but the main reason users have an issue with this device is its limiting functionality. To be fair, the BeeStation was always designed as a sync, backup, and share device with a turn-key principle in mind. Synology BeeStation review-
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This year was quiet for Synology in terms of new and refreshed devices, routers, and NAS alike. There are several reasons for this. First, 2024 is not the year for updates as most new and refreshed models came out last year or at the end of 2022. Of course, this
beestation
A few days back on Synology's archive site there was a new BSM package under the name BSM_BST170-8T_65371. Shortly after Synology removed the PAT file and I was not quick enough to download it and inspect it as last time to try and decipher a bit
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💡UPDATE: 05/11/2024 - BSM 1.1-65374 has been released following the #PWN2OWN 2024 event and detected exploits. Version: 1.1-65374 (2024-11-05) Important Note 1. Fixed security vulnerabilities Synology-SA-24:23 BeeStation (PWN2OWN 2024). Notes: * This version is released in a staged rollout. 💡UPDATE: 17/10/2024 - BSM 1.
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Buying an appliance device of any kind, let alone a NAS that holds millions of personal or business files is expected to last for a long time and to arrive with a certain warranty period. Most Synology devices come with a factory warranty of up to two (2) years or
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💡UPDATE: 07/02/2025 - Synology has published a new 7.2.2-72806 Update 3 available today! Version: 7.2.2-72806 Update 3 Important Update (2025-02-04) Important notes 1. Your Synology NAS may not notify you of this DSM update because of the following reasons. If you want to update
C2
Table of Content : Introduction : General information & price : On-premise features : Cloud features : Conclusion : Introduction The "introduction" might set the wrong tone about Synology C2 Backup for Business platform, considering that it was introduced three years ago along with C2 Backup (the non-business model). The review of that service