At the annual event “Synology 2023 and Beyond” today, Synology announced news regarding its NAS software DiskStation Manager (DSM) and upcoming products. This also includes a new router and dedicated IP cameras for the NVR systems and surveillance station of the NAS systems.
DSM 7.2 is coming in early 2023
With DSM 7.2, Synology has announced the next update for its own NAS operating system and has announced a release in early 2023. Among other things, DSM 7.2 introduces full volume encryption, which is said to increase storage performance by 48 percent compared to encryption based on shared folders.
WORM- Folder against ransomware
DSM 7.2 also introduces WORM (write once, read many) folders. In such folders, data is protected from manipulation by not being able to change or delete it for a specified period of time. Immutable data backups can also be carried out via Hyper Backup in the future. In particular, by not being able to manipulate the data, Synology also wants to increase protection against ransomware and cybercriminals, who repeatedly encrypt the data on systems in order to extort “ransom” for the decryption.
Delete data remotely with Synology Drive
Synology Drive will also get an update, allowing teams to protect their shared data with watermarks and download policies. The ability to delete data remotely is intended to minimize security risks by removing synchronized folders from stolen Windows and macOS clients, for example. Furthermore, according to Synology, mass deployment is facilitated by automatically logging in with AD credentials and setting up backup and sync tasks.
SMB- Multichannel
Data sharing via SMB also sees changes with DSM 7.2, with cross-protocol file locking between SMB shares and Synology Drive ensuring that files in use cannot be edited or overwritten. In addition, with SMB Multichannel Transfer, all available network connections between servers and clients can be leveraged to increase the performance of SMB file transfer.
Synology AI Cameras
With NVR systems and Surveillance Station, Synology already offers hardware and software for video surveillance. At the beginning of 2023, Synology 500 series IP cameras will be added, the settings of which can be managed directly in Surveillance Station. The cameras offer features such as intrusion, people and vehicle detection and come in two form factors with 5 MP sensors capable of recording in 16:9 3K (2880 × 1620) at 30 FPS. The cameras support PoE and are weatherproof (IP67) and can therefore be used both indoors and outdoors.
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Snology AI cameras (Image: Synology)
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Snology AI cameras (Image: Synology)Scalable Storage Servers
Synology has also announced new, horizontally scalable systems for file and object storage for 2023. The scale-out clusters are said to be significantly faster than Synology's current largest solutions, as performance and capacity can be scaled almost linearly by adding more devices. The first generation of scale-out systems supports clusters of up to 60 servers for over 12PB effective storage capacity, over 60GB/s sequential writes, and over 80,000 concurrent connections. The clusters offer over 99.99 percent availability and support Synology's data protection solutions Hyper Backup and Active Backup.
Worldwide backup management
A new management platform for Active Backup and C2 Backup aims to unify Synology's on-premises and cloud solutions, enabling the management, deployment and monitoring of data backup tasks across the IT infrastructure, regardless of the location and size of the systems and services. All devices and services can be backed up and restored via the platform.
Data backup (Image: Synology)Active Insight: Detection of violations and abuse
Active Insight also receives adjustments to automatically prevent activities that violate privacy regulations. The new function for preventing data loss monitors user activities such as logins, file access or sharing files and folders and compares the checksums of uploaded or shared files. When thresholds are reached or rules are triggered, the system can either send out alerts or take direct action, such as disconnecting clients potentially infected with ransomware.
New features for C2 Identity
Synology C2 Identity, the central management of identities and devices, will also be expanded in the coming year to include passwordless local and online logins to devices and enable services. Among other things, Windows Hello and Apple Face ID/Touch ID will be integrated and in connection with the upcoming C2 identity user portal, employees using managed devices can be automatically signed in to web services with SAML support. Optionally, two-factor authentication (2FA) can be activated for more sensitive services such as ERP or CRM systems.
With the WRX560, Synology also has a new Wi-Fi 6 Router Announced.
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