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What can Synology be replaced with in the conditions of sanctions. Part 2: Choosing a software

The most difficult thing is not even to pick up packages to replace Synology services with free ones, but to support their work, promptly responding to glitches and updates. This is not an easy, but doable task that can be completed in a few weeks. Installing applications, configuring services Having planned the storage, I proceed to installing the software. Docker is already installed, and now I will install MergerFS and SnapRAID file system support for the archived data array. For example ...
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What can Synology be replaced with in the conditions of sanctions. Part 1: Choosing a stable platform.

You are very lucky if you used the NAS's of this company only for storing files: you will easily find a replacement for yourself. It's much worse if your business is actively tied to DSM services, including those related to virtualization, video surveillance, backups and fault tolerance. After the events of February 2022, Synology was one of the first to file for divorce and leave the Russian market. This means that any other market is not immune from the fact that the company does not fall ...
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Exclusive interview with Synology GmbH CEO Jeffrey Huang

Will Vendor Lock be implemented, how did the company survive the mining fever, how does it look at Web3 and decentralization, ZFS and RAID 2.0+, will DSM be sold separately? We are talking about this and other topics with the CEO of Synology. - I would like to start the conversation with a question about the home user market. When Synology was just starting out, the NAS was a mystery to the average person, and most PC and laptop owners did not understand what it was for. Now, after so many ...
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Synology FlashStation FS6400 review - testing speed and getting to know Synology branded SSDs

... last testing, top FlashStation FS3017 it's been 2.5 ... it is not surprising that Synology uses the top-end Intel ... SATA-600 ports, which Synology could have used to connect SSDS, ... some examples: Failover Virtualization Cluster Synology MailPlus - testing a failover ... target devices, which is useful when using compression at the file ... can connect two RX1217SAS 12-bay 3.5'' shelves or ... of hardware installed in server racks, but from Synology you also save ... software that you do not buy, and, to be honest, ...
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We test the function of face recognition in video surveillance on Synology DVA3219

Artificial intelligence is marching to the masses, and now NAS has the ability to recognize faces and classify objects in the video surveillance system. Now you can configure and send alerts for security guards, automatically open locks or use IoT algorithms depending on who exactly is in the camera's field of view. Many corporate buyers of Synology NAS are choosing these video surveillance solutions because, since time immemorial, the company has provided a simple and effective security ...
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Synology UC3200 Review: affordable dual-controller iSCSI storage

First dual-controller storage from Synology, marketed as iSCSI storage for virtualization hosts. We will test how quickly it switches between controllers and how it recovers back. Perhaps since Synology released its first rackmount NAS, at all press conferences the company has been asked when will they release a 2-controller solution? The manufacturer himself explained for a long time that the company has a High Availability solution for organizing NAS into a cluster, that in the modern ...
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Testing Synology Flashstation FS3017 flash array in virtual environments

... virtual systems, where storage and server are combined in one device ... already switching to iSCSI there. Using software storage technologies . Today storage ... RJ45 ports are used, that is, the FS3017 is ready to ... buy an extension package for this period. Design of Synology FlashStation FS3017 The Synology FS3017 ... from Synology: the same operating system from this manufacturer is used for ... , but when used in the main mode, FS3017 does not even ... IOPs means that the FS3017 can be used as the head unit ...
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Video Surveillance Synology Surveillance Station CMS for Large Companies with Branch Offices

For cases where you need to build an entire network of IP cameras, Synology offers Surveillance CMS technology, which allows you to manage all your NVRs based on Synology NAS from a single window, dynamically allocate licenses to connected cameras, as well as set up backup video surveillance servers in case of hardware failure and move IP cameras between them. In large organizations, there is often a need for centralized video surveillance management in branch offices, remote offices or ...
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Synology VMM Pro - testing failover virtualization cluster

... space when using a dozen virtual machines. Traditionally for Synology, every step ... disks, you need to buy Windows Server 2016 Datacenter Edition to create ... resources than the virtual machine uses. To show you visually how ... a failover cluster We're used to Synology developers having their own ... nodes. So, we have NAS Synology FS3017 running file services via CIFS ... much disk space as was used by FS3017. After launching the virtual ... install and configure Surveillance CMS using our article . Now you can ...
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Synology Virtual Machine Manager hypervisor - first step into converged architectures

... one truly powerful, top-end FS3017 with two 6-core Xeon ... a blank server, but as an expansion pack from Synology Package Center ... , you should buy top-end Synology NAS with Intel Xeon server processors, and ... with storage and backups Synology Virtual Machine Manager uses by default the ... of compatible hard drives at Synology . Conclusions Using Synology VMM allows you to ... easy and secure. Official Synology Website - www.synology.com Mikhail Degtyarev (aka ...