Product
Network-attached storage systems with DiskStation Manager OS offering file sharing, backup, surveillance, virtualization, and collaboration apps.
Vendor
Synology Inc. is a Taipei, Taiwan-headquartered storage hardware and software company founded in 2000 by Philip Wong, Ich-Kok Tan, and Kiang Tan specializing in network-attached storage (NAS), data management, surveillance, and networking solutions for home, SMB, enterprise, and service provider markets. With 3,000+ employees globally and $2 billion+ annual revenue, Synology is the leading NAS provider serving organizations across industries including finance, healthcare, media, manufacturing, and government sectors. The company pioneered consumer/SMB NAS market and expanded into comprehensive data protection, file synchronization, surveillance, application ecosystems (via Package Center), and cloud services. Core products include DiskStation NAS hardware, DiskManager (DSM) operating system, and integrated software suite for backup, disaster recovery, file sharing, surveillance, networking, and cloud services. Synology emphasizes ease-of-use, cost-effectiveness, reliability, and ecosystem integration enabling organizations to build on-premises or hybrid data protection and management infrastructure without expensive enterprise appliances. Strategic focus on backup and disaster recovery services addressing ransomware and data protection as core business need, with products including on-premises backup (Active Backup for Business, Active Backup for Microsoft 365) and cloud backup (C2 Backup for Business).