
Synology’s ActiveProtect Manager (APM), which powers the ActiveProtect appliance (similar to DSM on other Synology NAS devices), introduces an innovative

with watchtower, you can automates container updates, ensuring your Docker environment stays secure and up-to-date with any manual work The Challenge: Why Command Line Access Is Required While QNAP’s GUI makes it easy to manage containers, installing Watchto...
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Choosing the right storage medium for your data is- challenging: You are looking to balance the speed of expensive flash storage with the affordability of slower HDDs. The key challange is not to decide which one to choose ( you can offcourse choose both), but rather how to en...
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Synology have been showcasing their ActiveProtect DP series in recent months. We saw it most recently in Gitex in October. The anticipated rele...
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If you're a QNAP NAS user considering an upgrade from QTS to QuTS hero, there are a few things you should know before making the switch. For starters, it's Read more

Air-gaps are one of the oldest and most reliable methods to keep critical information secure. In this section, let's dive into what a traditional air gap is and how QNAP's Airgap+ modernizes this trusted strategy for today's...
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This guide is designed for end users who are considering a Synology NAS for personal use. It covers the basics of NAS, essential terminology, practical things you can do with a NAS, tips on selecting the right mod...
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TL;DR Both Synology F1 RAID and QNAP QSAL implement uneven writing patterns on SSDs to minimize the potential risk of multiple SSDs failing simultaneously within a RAID configuration. While they adopt different methods, the ultimate goal is th...
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Synology is well known for their Network attached stroage and Routers and now with BeeDrive they have their own personal backup hub drive too. Hardware wise , BeeDrive is comparable to an external SSD with a USB 3.2 Gen2 Type C interface, however the BeeDrive offers ...
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After the success of the Synology HAT5300, Synology has now launched the HAT3300. Synology HAT5300 compared to HAT3300 While the HAT5300 is an enterprise hard drive, the HAT3300 is a NAS hard drive. The industry standard is 3 years for NAS drives (1.0M - 1.2...
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