Synology Holds 'Solution Day 2026,' Outlining Data Strategy for the AI Era

Synology said it held "Synology Solution Day 2026" on the 13th and successfully concluded the event. The event was organized to mark the 20th anniversary of the launch of DSM (DiskStation Manager).

The event theme was "Reexamining the Value of Data, the Foundation of the AI Era." The session was held as an opportunity to revisit the importance of data in the AI era.

At the event, Synology introduced strategies for storing, protecting and efficiently using corporate data in the AI era. It also unveiled its latest solutions.

Victor Wang, head of Synology's Korea business division, identified data rather than AI models as the biggest challenge for companies in the AI era. He pointed out that while many companies are preparing to adopt AI, they are still lacking data infrastructure and management systems.

Victor Wang, head of Synology's Korea business division, said data silos and the surge in unstructured data are making corporate data environments more complex. He emphasized that the company will support businesses in building a data foundation for the AI era through integrated solutions that cover storage, management, protection, utilization and security.

The event also featured a panel talk with direct participation from domestic customers, where real-world data management cases using Synology solutions were introduced.

In a case from the research field, the Medical Imaging AI Research Lab at Asan Medical Center in Seoul said it integrated AI research data, multiple NAS systems and a distributed authentication framework into a single infrastructure. It also said it centrally manages account privileges and NAS through LDAP and CMS, and has improved data usability between GPU servers and recovery efficiency by using Snapshot Replication.

In semiconductor design, ADTechnology said it established a PB-scale archiving environment to respond to the rapidly growing volume of semiconductor design data and long-term retention needs. Through this, it cut storage costs per TB by about 50%, strengthened I/O processing for large-scale design data, and enhanced its backup and disaster recovery systems.

In the autonomous-driving AI training field, Daedong AI Lab said it centrally manages the large volumes of video and image data generated during the AI training process for autonomous-driving tractors and has improved the efficiency of data sharing among multiple teams. It also said it built a data protection and recovery system between Daegu and Seoul by linking with the cloud and using Hyper Backup.

Cisco Korea also took part in the event. Cisco Korea introduced an MFA solution that can be linked with Synology NAS. The product introduced was Cisco Duo.

Cisco Korea said it would help reduce the risk of account theft and abnormal access. It also presented ways to build a more secure data access environment.

Synology also unveiled its latest solutions at the event. The areas covered were data storage, protection, workplace productivity and smart video management. These solutions are meant to span the entire corporate data lifecycle.

In the data storage segment, PAS7700 and GS3400 were introduced. PAS7700 is a product for critical business environments. GS3400 is an S3 object storage-based scale-out system positioned for large-scale unstructured data.

Cisco also explained Synology's Tiering capabilities. This feature supports automatic storage tiering based on data importance and frequency of use. Through this, the company expects gains in performance and improved cost efficiency.

In its presentation on data protection, Synology said it will expand the protection scope of ActiveProtect. The expanded targets include public cloud, Nutanix AHV, Proxmox VE and various virtualization environments.

In the workplace productivity segment, Synology presented a collaborative environment based on Synology Office Suite, ChatPlus and Meet. A key feature of this collaborative environment is that it maintains a company's data sovereignty.

In the smart video management segment, the company introduced on-premises Surveillance Station and cloud-based Surveillance365. It also said it plans to expand into a hybrid cloud video management environment in the future.

Source: TECHWORLD · Lee Gwang-jae
Original: https://www.epnc.co.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=408142

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