Software-based Network Attached Storage (NAS) is perfect for the do-it-yourselfer who doesn’t want to buy a pre-packaged appliance. With software-based NAS, you load the software onto the device of ...

Synology’s DiskStation Manager (DSM) is among the most beginner-friendly operating systems of any NAS brand. It guides you through the setup process to make it easy, even for first-time NAS users, and ...

The plan for 2012 was to bring in more NAS products from a wider range of manufacturers. That was the plan at least, but somewhere along the line a flood of consumer SSDs took over our lives. Still, ...

Using Synology to revive TerraMaster.

Managing large volumes of data efficiently is crucial in today’s digital age. Whether you’re dealing with high-resolution videos, extensive game libraries, or critical business documents, a reliable ...

It's been over a year since our last deep dive into QNAP's software and quite a bit has changed since then. QNAP, never one to rest on their previous accomplishments has improved upon existing ...

Who needs a custom NAS OS or a web-based GUI when command-line NAS software is so easy to configure? In a recent letter to the editor, I was contacted by a reader who enjoyed my "Papa's Got a Brand ...

Synology makes some of the most robust and feature-rich NAS servers on the market and one of the reasons their products shine is because of the software behind them. Their Disk Station Manager (DSM) ...

Installing the DS2413+ is as straightforward as it can be: you place drives in hot-swap bays, run DiskStation Assistant from the supplied CD to configure disks and install the operating system, and ...