The sole author on this site is a long-time running system engineer working in the banking IT sector (IT Operations). Passionate about Mac, NAS/SAN, virtualization, and Docker environments.
C2
Anyone using Synology devices as well as their services, certainly heard about Synology C2. If that is not the case, C2 is a collection of cloud-hosted platforms covering password management, backup, identity management as well as metric and diagnostics. C2 - BlackvoidSynology media partner IT & tech blog focused on
cc400w
In November of 2023, Synology held a one-day Synology Solution Day event presenting all the current products and services that they offer. While there was information and exhibits of all the known HW and SW options, there was one interesting bit of new information that was presented and announced. The
retrospective
As it is with every year, so do we move into 2024 in a month's time, leaving behind one of the most surprising years for Synology in a long time. Let's review the last twelve months in terms of new SOHO and small business hardware, software,
dsm
It has been three years since the first public preview version of DSM 7 was available to the public and during that time DSM 6 has been supported by Synology in terms of security patches, functionalities, and package updates. The life cycle is normal in both hardware and software, so
bitwarden
This has been a great year for Bitwarden in terms of new features for both their commercial and self-hosted customers. While the need for a password manager has never been greater, the competition in this niche is tough. Some major players in this field have had some data breaches this
surveillance
Today Synology released a new version of their surveillance client, the Visual Station. This time around it is called VS600HD. In case anyone is not aware of what this Synology device is, it is a desktop client much like a SFF PC that connects to existing Synology Surveillance NAS or
bsm
💡UPDATE: 29/02/2024 - new BSM update - 65162 has been added to the download site. BeeFiles and BeePhotos also got updates as well as their mobile apps. Version: 1.0-65162 (2024-02-29) The latest function 1. This version contains the following applications: * BeeFiles 1.0.1-10409 * BeePhotos 1.0.
surveillance
While Synology as a brand is usually recognized as one of the leading NAS brands in the world, along with a very extensive portfolio of those devices, they also have several other categories that have some powerful solutions. One of those is their surveillance category covering both hardware and software
docker
It's been a while since I looked into a self-hosted platform focused on building a knowledge base of some sort using personal, work, or any other type of note. There is a vast number of commercial and free note-taking platforms but in terms of having a single solution
activeinsight
Synology today announced changes to their 3-year-old NAS monitoring service, the Active Insight with a new business model, and paid features that are now unlocked for the initial complimentary licenses. DSM 7 - Active Insight - all your NAS metrics in one place, and moreNew feature coming with DSM7 is
security
It's October, and that means it's "Cybersecurity Awareness Month"! As always, this is the time to reflect on what we can all do to increase security and overall safety while using various public and self-hosted services. Cybersecurity Awareness Month - October 2022October is cybersecurity
RS2423
Now that we have seen the general performance of the backup tools that DSM provides, it is time to move into a more intensive area, virtual machines, and containers. Synology RS2423+ - Part 2 Backup and restorePart 2 of the Synology RS2423+ review focuses on backup tools and the overall