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store
In February of 2023, Synology officially opened its web store, called Synology Store. The idea behind it was to offer customers official spare parts as well as specific hardware such as routers, cameras, or the recently released BeeDrive. Synology Store - now open!Today #Synology has opened its official Synology
dsm72
💡UPDATE: 8/4/2024 - The new UP5 for the DSM 7.2.1-69057 has arrived. Release notes below. Version: 7.2.1-69057 Update 5 (2024-04-08) Important notes 1. Your Synology NAS may not notify you of this DSM update because of the following reasons. If you want to update
RS2423
Continuing on with the series, in part two we will focus on backup and restore tools provided by Synology's DSM. Synology RS2423+ - Part 1 Installation and configurationPart 1 of the Synology RS2423+ review focuses on installation and general configuration using HAT3300 drives and 10G networkBlackvoidLuka Manestar Table
RS2423
In the introduction article of the series, we talked about the new RS2423+ in general. About its specifications, internal setup, as well as how to install it inside a rack, and how to add the drives. Synology RS2423+ reviewSynology RS2423+ review. A refreshed 12-bay NAS for business workloads. A series
RS2423
Most Synology's devices have a 1-3 year update lifecycle, depending on a specific model. Regardless if we are talking about DS (desktop) or RS/SA/UC (rack) units, for the most part, users will have an option to buy or update their existing NAS with a successor at
review
: Overview During the last days of May of 2023, Synology officially released the new "home and small office" lineup of their drives, the HAT3300. These drives, unlike already available enterprise-class HAS5300 or HAT5300, are the first from what Synology calls the plus series. Reliable Drives for Home and
hyperbackup
It's been nearly two years since DSM 7 came out and brought many new features across both old and new devices in Synology's lineup. The current version of DSM, 7.2, pushes the initial version 7 with some new options focusing on security, as well as
giveaway
📢UPDATE 03/09/2023: Considering that our 1st winner did not respond to the email within 48 hours to claim his reward, today a new winner was chosen from the wheel. Congrats to Jacobo on winning the 1TB BeeDrive! (hope you will claim the reward!) Bts23 2nd winner 720p2nd spin
review
Today, Synology released the new refreshed version of their 2-bay NAS coming from their "plus" lineup, the DS224+. Synology DS224+ overviewBrand new Synology DS224+ will arrive soon, and here is a quick overview of this newly refreshed 2-bay NAS that will provide video transcoding on top of all
vmware
In part 1 of this short series, we talked about using VMWare ESXi version 8 with Synology DSM to utilize its NFS and iSCSI features. That way we were able to present part of the NAS space as usable datastores. VMware & Synology (part 1) - manage NFS & iSCSI
vmware
While Synology is not always associated with a hypervisor platform, even though it provides one, it can still be used with several world-known solutions. This short two-part series will show how we can use a compatible Synology NAS with VMWare ESXi host, as well as how to back up and
portainer
The fact is that ever since ChatGPT has taken the world by storm, it keeps popping up everywhere. All the tech giants are using it, open-source as well, even all of us for pretty much everything. Is this good or not, it's a different topic, but now, let&