Tag: Collaboration

Authored by Rex Huang, Director at Synology Enterprise Application Group behind solutions such as Synology Drive, Office, MailPlus, Calendar, and Chat. It’s been ten years since we first released what would become Synology Office. Back in 2015, the package launched as Spreadsheet, a real-time collaborative spreadsheet tool. As part of DSM 6.0, we soon added documents and then slides, and the suite evolved into what you know today as Synology Office. Since then, we’ve been steadily adding capabilities: new formulas, pivot tables, APIs, AI integration, and dozens of smaller enhancements. Through it all, we’ve stayed true to the original promise:

As organizations adopt new software tools to run their business, they often struggle with fragmented systems, leading to inefficiencies, data duplication, and security risks. On average, companies use 93 different applications, with large enterprises (2,000+ employees) managing over 231 (Okta, 2024), the majority of which are business productivity apps. This productivity software sprawl forces employees to waste nearly an hour daily searching for files, switching between countless tabs, and tracking down the right data (Cornell & Qatalog, 2021). Poor integration between productivity apps not only disrupts workflows but also expands attack surfaces, making security harder to manage: 90% of business-critical

Managing projects, tracking progress, and communicating tasks are daily essentials for organizations, with many turning to productivity SaaS solutions to enable real-time collaboration and drive business growth. However, using multiple services can scatter files, reduce efficiency, and increase the risk of data leaks. Additionally, maintaining various platforms is costly in terms of time and resources for IT teams. According to a report by Varonis, over 80% of organizations have unintentionally exposed sensitive data through SaaS productivity tools. This alarming statistic reveals that data leaks could potentially lead to losses exceeding $28 million USD for a single company, highlighting a critical

For schools that have relied on productivity SaaS solutions for years, it’s a pivotal moment to reassess long-term needs and explore alternatives that offer greater stability, flexibility, and control. As cloud adoption in education expands, productivity SaaS plans continue to evolve. With Google Workspace for Education ending free unlimited storage in 2022 and Microsoft’s recent updates to 365 Education offerings, institutions with thousands of faculty and students are facing significant cost and resource impacts. How do these plans impact education institutions? By January 2025, Microsoft will make significant changes to its Microsoft 365 Education plans, including retiring the Office 365

Cloud storage has become the go-to choice for businesses, with over 60% of enterprise files now residing in the cloud, and a staggering 94% of businesses worldwide embracing cloud storage solutions (GoodFirms, 2023). However, with nearly half of cloud-stored data classified as sensitive information, including employee and customer data, financial records, and intellectual property, it is projected that cloud storage spending will increase by 13% to reach $135.1 billion by 2026 (IDC, 2023). This rapid growth of data presents two significant challenges for enterprises: rising storage costs and data privacy concerns. Public Cloud Challenges     Rising costs for businesses

Taipei, Taiwan—02 June 2023—With Computex 2023, one of the world’s leading technology trade shows was back on, and with it Synology’s traditional product showcase. Held from May 30 to June 2 at Taipei’s new POPOP Maker Space, the Synology Solution Exhibition presented the brand’s newest solutions for data management, backup, video surveillance, and cloud services. Innovation and excellence in data storage Eye-catchers at the event included new dual-controller systems, SA3400D and UC3400, that epitomize high availability from the get-go. As has come to be expected of Synology, both systems facilitate seamless data management while ensuring maximum uptime for organizations of

Building an efficient data management infrastructure is crucial for businesses of any size. As organizations continue to increase the amount of data they acquire, consume, and share across departments and with the outside world, demand for flexible and reliable storage solutions is stronger than ever. The coming year will see a series of updates to our DiskStation Manager (DSM) operating system and Synology C2 cloud infrastructure that will deliver better scalability, dependability, and mobility to new and existing deployments. These will bring teams the agility to manage data at scale while maintaining the security and control they need to streamline

Surpassing Cloud Station in every way imaginable Reflecting our core belief that data should be accessible anywhere, Cloud Station offers a private cloud solution allowing you to instantly sync files across multiple platforms while retaining historical versions of important files for recovery purposes. Having served over 1.6 million offices and families since its debut 6 years ago, Cloud Station developed many advanced features to adapt to users’ various needs, allowing you to seamlessly access and sync files across NAS servers, PCs, and mobile devices. To bring a more streamlined user experience and business-ready file server solution, Cloud Station has evolved

Modern data storage offers unique benefits that many businesses may find surprising. Everyone knows that data storage is fundamental to businesses today. But not everyone appreciates or even realizes the versatility and benefits that modern data storage can provide them. The best solutions do so much more than just give you a place to put your files. They give you a chance to bring your data to life — to enhance productivity, operate more efficiently, and create better results. Let’s turn the spotlight on a few companies that are leading the way in innovative applications of this technology. Big data comes

Starting from 2016 we have been working on the collaboration utilities which would massively reinforce office productivity. We have deployed these applications internally. In the beginning, it was just for collecting user feedback in order to optimize the user experience, and it turned out to be the most popular application in the company. Mail Service Employees used to work on Outlook and Gmail to deal with their emails. You will eventually face storage issues, but our situation changed when we started using MailPlus suite. It has facilitated server management and the end user experience for email operations. MailPlus Server provides