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Choosing an office laptop for Linux on the example of Hiper Expertbook

In the corporate world, the era of Microsoft's uncontested rule has come to an end: companies are switching to Linux-based operating systems, but not every laptop promises you normal work with the Linux OS. In the corporate world, the era of Microsoft's uncontested rule has come to an end: companies are forced to switch to Linux-based operating systems, abandon Office/Office365 packages in favor of sovereign or free solutions. Starting with government agencies, this trend extends to ...
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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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The history of the creation of cryptocurrencies

The history of the emergence of cryptocurrencies is not as unambiguous as it seems to many. Its appearance began several decades before 2009. The first concept of cryptocurrencies arose in 1983, when David Chaum and Stefan Brands described the possibility of using electronic money. Such information was a breakthrough for its years, but it did not go further. The history of the emergence of cryptocurrencies is not as unambiguous as it seems to many. Its appearance began several decades before ...
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What do cryptocurrencies and Linux have in common, and why neither "took off"

... conditionally, Vasya conditionally transferred 1 Bitcoin to Petya, and now his ... of 13 years (as long as Bitcoin exists) is just an ... a good example of free open source software), this is VMware. ... then look at how much  Synology DSM 7  and Truenas Scale ... differ. Synology DSM today includes all the ... beautiful, you can work with Synology or  QNAP  devices for ... that this whole world of open source software is made by ... if in the world of open source software, this overwhelming majority at ...
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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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Impregnable NAS: hardening and protecting Synology

A modern NAS is quite capable of protecting itself from most attacks and guaranteeing not only the continuity of the service, but also the inviolability of the stored data. Even with minimal settings and following the manufacturer's recommendations, the NAS can become an impregnable fortress for an attacker, so reliable that you can connect the device directly to the Internet without a Firewall, leave it literally in an unguarded place (which is important for peripheral installations), being ...
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Synology RS4021xs+review. An inexpensive NAS that has everything!

We have a typical business NAS of the Mainstream class: with two 10-Gigabit network ports, a fault-tolerant power supply unit and an 8-core Intel Xeon D-1541 processor. This is a solution for most large and small organizations, which can be assigned to file sharing on the network, backup and operation of various services. In the Synology corporate storage line, the RS40xx series is the main workhorse, on the basis of which you can solve most tasks in small and medium-sized businesses. This ...
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What's new in Synology DSM 7? We analyze 7 improvements for a business customer

The latest innovations in the 7th version of DSM for business users: here you will find support for the Fibre Channel Protocol, acceleration of RAID functions, a redesigned SSD cache, and a new infrastructure monitoring tool... I'm not wrong to say that Synology's DSM 7.0 has become one of the most anticipated operating systems in the world (along with iOS and Android), and is certainly the most desired release in the world of storage systems. In the spirit of modernity, "seven" ...
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Synology FlashStation FS6400 review - testing speed and getting to know Synology branded SSDs

Synology's new flagship enterprise segment, a dual Xeon Silver model with 24 SSD bays and built-in virtualization. We will test how it works on it and get acquainted with the new branded SSD from Synology. In general, it's time to stop talking about Synology's top models as NAS-s for medium-sized businesses. A few years ago, the company set a course for unification and hyperconvergence, deciding that many customers will be able to transfer their local services to storage using virtualization ...