Tag: Synology NAS

In the world of storage, the hard drive is often seen as a commodity. It's easy to assume that any drive with the right interface and capacity will "just work" in a NAS. But after decades of supporting millions of Synology systems across home, SMB, and enterprise environments, we’ve learned otherwise. The hidden cost of unrecognized or incompatible drives Behind every reliable storage deployment lies a finely tuned chain of interdependent elements: hardware, firmware, operating systems, and workload behavior, all working in harmony. But what happens when that integration is missing? We've seen it firsthand through years of customer support

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link One thing many people overlook in a storage system is how the actual drives that go into the system play a vital role in determining the overall dependability of the solution. At the same time, business environments also demand more. They require performance and predictability. Why we're introducing our HAT5300 enterprise hard drives Synology can control what components we use in our NAS. We also design and thoroughly test our DiskStation Manager (DSM) operating system and software ecosystem on our devices to ensure they work well together. But how do

The past years have seen a dramatic escalation in cybersecurity threats. According to a report by The New York Times, more than 200,000 organizations were attacked with ransomware in 2019, a 41% rise from the year before. To help you protect yourself, we’ve compiled a list of important data security settings that are often overlooked. At the end we’ve included bonus tips that could help you ensure data integrity -- another pillar of data protection. Note: Most of the settings listed below can only be accessed and modified by a user account with administrative rights. Tip 1: Disable the default