Cybersecurity threats are no longer reserved for multinational corporations or large financial institutions. AI-powered ransomware attacks, malicious insider activities, and accidental human errors are now affecting organizations of all sizes. According to the U.S. Office of Financial Research (OFR), mid-sized organizations are the most vulnerable to cyberattacks.
This creates a paradox for growing and mid-sized businesses as they also face the same issues that affect large corporations: cybersecurity concerns and operational disruption.
In comparison to large companies, mid-sized businesses usually have limited IT budgets, smaller teams, and a limited storage space to store devices. When creating their backup infrastructure, teams may have to choose between lightweight solutions that don’t include enterprise-grade backup and recovery capabilities or large-scale enterprise solutions that exceed their budget and storage space requirements.
To address this gap, Synology is expanding its ActiveProtect lineup of dedicated backup appliances to deliver a solution that combines both enterprise-grade cyber resilience with space efficiency.
A closer look at the Synology ActiveProtect lineup
Traditional backup deployments often require organizations to integrate backup software and hardware separately while dealing with complex licensing models. Synology ActiveProtect transforms this experience by integrating hardware and software into a dedicated backup appliance that provides enterprise-grade data protection.
Synology ActiveProtect comes with backup, recovery, deduplication, replication, and centralized management capabilities. To take data security one step ahead, built-in immutable storage (WORM), logical air-gapped protection, and granular access controls are available for companies to protect against ransomware.
With the introduction of the new 1U backup appliance, ActiveProtect appliances empower organizations to build a multi-layered data protection architecture.
Meet the ActiveProtect DP5200: Designed for mid-sized and growing businesses
For companies experiencing rapid growth, the new DP5000 Series provides the scalability and performance needed to support growing deployment requirements.
The DP5200 is a 1U rackmount appliance built for mid-sized data centers and shared rack space environments. The new 1U model is a high-density backup appliance designed to safeguard workloads and help companies tackle challenges such as rising costs, limited IT resources, and space constraints.
Comprehensive data protection from Edge to Core
Every organization has their own IT resources, scale, and deployment requirements. To accommodate their needs, the Synology ActiveProtect lineup comes with desktop and rackmount appliances that can be used to meet the 3-2-1-1-0 backup strategy. With a variety of ActiveProtect models to choose from, organizations can select the right device to meet their current data protection needs and performance requirements, while maintaining the flexibility to scale as their business grows.
Safeguard Edge and Branch Office data with the ActiveProtect DP300 Series
For environments that lack dedicated server rooms or server racks, the ActiveProtect DP300 Series provides compact desktop units (DP340 and DP320) that fit easily into branch offices, remote offices, or retail sites.
As the DP300 Series is compact in size, it does not require server rack placement. The DP300 Series enables flexible deployment and empowers companies to perform local backups and fast data recovery to maintain business continuity during disruptions or disasters.
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Safeguard HQ data with the ActiveProtect DP7000 Series
The ActiveProtect DP7000 Series (DP7400 and DP7200) serves as the backbone of enterprise data protection as it can be stored at headquarters, large-scale data centers or protect mission-critical virtualization environments.
As the DP7000 Series has been designed to provide enterprise-scale throughput and recovery, it can help companies meet RTO/RPO requirements while safeguarding heavy workloads in virtual machine and database environments. It also serves as a central hub for backup consolidation and cross-site replication within distributed backup architectures.
Enterprise-grade cyber resilience: The DP5200 comes with cyber resilience features such as immutable protection that prevent data from being changed or deleted before the retention policies expires. The DP5200 also comes with air-gapping capabilities to minimize exposure to cyber threats.
The DP5200 also comes with a built-in hypervisor to perform DR testing to ensure data recoverability in the event of a disaster. Isolate backups in a sandboxed environment and validate recovery readiness without impacting production systems.
Maximize space efficiency: For organizations operating in standard data centers or shared facilities, rack space and power consumption both directly impact operational costs. As a high-density appliance, the DP5200 enables businesses to maximize data protection, reduce their infrastructure footprint with its compact 1U design, and minimize hosting and infrastructure expenses.
Like the rest of the Synology ActiveProtect lineup, the DP5200 features a licensing model that does not charge based on the number of protected workloads or the amount of backup capacity used. This helps lower total cost of ownership (TCO) while simplifying procurement and budget planning.
Flexible deployment: The DP5200 enables companies to flexibly deploy backup infrastructure and seamlessly integrate it into existing IT environments. It can be deployed as a standalone backup appliance or as part of multi-site and distributed backup architectures. The DP5000 Series can also serve as a centralized protection layer, consolidating backups from branch offices and remote locations.
The DP5200 enables off-site data replication to safeguard backup copies and support the 3-2-1-1-0 backup strategy, while providing centralized visibility and management across backup environments.
Conclusion
Companies should never compromise on data protection, regardless of their current stage of growth.
With the introduction of the new ActiveProtect DP5200, the Synology ActiveProtect lineup includes the DP300 Series, DP5000 Series, and the DP7000 Series which empowers companies to create a future-proof cyber resilience solution with backup appliances that are cost efficient and meet IT demands.
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