Synology DSM 7.2: Secure storage for businesses with high data retention

The update 7.2 for the DiskStation Manager operating system Synology Includes storage enhancements and immutable backups, Full-volume encryption and encryption, among other functions.

"We are committed to continuous improvement and innovation, to ensure organizations have the tools they need to manage their data with confidence, safety and ease", Explains Ivan Gento, marketing executive Iberia & Africa of Synology, After submitting DiskStation Mananager (Dsm) 7.2.

Latest Version of Synology's DSM Operating System Includes Enhancements to Address Enterprise IT Challenges, both in performance, Tighter access controls, Immutable storage and backups, Full-volume encryption and planning.

The Immutable storage and license-free backup is done in DSM 7.2 through WriteOnce Shared Folders and Immutable Snapshots. Taking advantage of the Worm technology, These features allow organizations to protect their data from malicious attacks, accidental manipulations and deletions with the creation of an unalterable copy of your data.

This capability offered by the latest version of the operating system is crucial for sectors such as Health, Finance & Public Administration, that they must comply with strict data retention policies.

For its part, The Fast, full-volume encryption Encrypts data at rest, including shared folders, LUNs and packet data, ensuring data privacy and security in the event of a security breach or theft, In addition to being KMIP compliant to simplify and centralize key management.

Full-volume encryption provides a Increased write performance up to one 48% compared to applying shared folder encryption to all eligible data stored on a volume.

Dsm 7.2 He also adds support for M.2 NVMe SSD storage volumes on more systems, allowing for more flexible use of the built-in M.2 NVMe slots. SSD Deduplication Improves with Online Block Zero Removal, with times up to a 25% faster by reducing the amount of data that needs to be stored.

Deploying system-wide backups in Hyper Backup provides a Full cloud backup option, USB Devices and Other Destinations. With block-level storage technology, This action is done more quickly.

Safer Access Controls

The Multi-Factor Authentication Adaptive Makes Its Way into Synology Systems, providing greater security by evaluating various contextual factors, as the device, location, Time of day, as well as user behavior to determine if additional verification is necessary.

Security measures are further enhanced with the option to Auto-lock for connections via SMB and QuickConnect, which provides added protection by blocking IP addresses with repeated failed login attempts.

As far as management is concerned, Active Insight Now includes storage capacity forecasting, so IT admins and MSPs can stay ahead of the Future Capacity Requirements. DSM system notifications are also improved with more flexible configuration, and support for Microsoft Teams and Line has been added.

Dsm 7.2 It also includes several improvements to apps and services, As Hybrid Share, that ensures global file locking for data consistency in collaboration across locations; Container Manager (before Docker), To add and manage multi-container applications from the UI; Synology Photos, SSO Server and SSO Client.

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