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💡UPDATE: 05.06.2024 - Added FAQ section on the bottom provided by Synology team on the topic of APM and DP Following the latest reveal during this year's Computex expo in Taiwan, Synology has presented several new upcoming products as well as new platforms and services. One
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Next week, Synology will attend the Computex expo in Taipei to present their new upcoming products and services. We can expect business-oriented and large-scale products as well as some new C2-driven cloud services. NEW Synology Data Protection models and ActiveProtect ManagerBrand new prepopulated devices from Synology are coming! Powered by
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🚨NOTE: This article will contain upcoming new information on some popular devices (and the rest of the hardware) that Synology will release by the end of the year and well into 2025. Time sure flies fast, and considering that we are already in May of 2024, it is only a
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This is probably one main burning question for anyone looking to jump down the NAS rabbit hole. With the changes happening on the commercial cloud side of things and streaming platforms, it is no wonder that users are moving away from publicly hosted services. It is not just the price
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Writing a blog and writing in general does have its toll. But, with a good enough keyboard, it is much easier, faster, and comfortable. This is the reason, why I have started using mechanical keyboards by dasKeyboard since 2019. My very first one was the 4 PRO model, and I
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Since this blog started there were many articles on Synology apps, but never one about their Chat platform. Why that is and is this the right platform for you, keep reading. : Intro When we hear someone mentioning a chat platform each of us has at least one brand that pops
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One of the oldest sync tools in Synology's DSM is by far Cloud Sync. Unlike the Synology Drive Server that offers personal device (desktop and mobile) backup and sync options (Dropbox, Google Drive, and One Drive alternative), Cloud Sync focuses exclusively on maintaining data synchronization with 3rd party
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New year, new World Backup Day. From an IT perspective as well as Synology's, WBD would be the single most important awareness day when we talk about safeguarding user and business data. While backup is important, so is the safety and security of the systems providing that same
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A few years ago, my family moved into a new house. That brought several opportunities including having a garage and underground space that could house many things, like a 42U rack for example. Ever since there were (and still are) several Synology devices with 10G capabilities, there was a need
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Back in November of 2023, during the Synology Solution Day event, the company started showing their upcoming new WiFi-only camera, the CC400W. Synology CC400W Wi-Fi cameraA new Wifi camera by Synology is coming soon. The CC400W model will join the growing lineup of branded models compatible with Surveillance StationBlackvoidLuka Manestar
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Synology introduced Docker support back in May 2015. It was the start of a brand new era for Synology NAS users. This was when DSM was in its fifth major version. Soon after the proprietary Docker package included a DSM option inside it, allowing the users to run one additional
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While the title of this article could be considered an opening question, for the moment, let's start with a different one. When was the last time you bought a phone? Maybe not a phone, maybe a tablet or a computer? Any of those devices are almost mandatory in