When it comes to network-attached storage (NAS) devices, Synology has kept all bases covered with dedicated desktops, all-flash, and rack-mount models. Building on its data storage expertise, the Taiwanese company is adding more offerings to its existing lineup, including new storage solutions, upgraded AI tools across data protection, video surveillance, and more, and agentic workflows.
Taking to the show floor of Computex 2026, which runs from 2 to 5 June in Taipei, Taiwan, the flagship XS+ / XS Series – comprising powerhouse models such as the RS6426xs and RS4826xs+ – is tailored for high performance, delivering up to 6,700 MB/s and 4,300 MB/s of 64K sequential read and write speeds, respectively. It also features over 1.5 petabytes (PB) of fully-scaled raw capacity and optional GPU card support, with the FlashStation (FS) Series, extending to the recently announced FS200T, offering an alternative for all-flash storage.
Alongside more than 990,000 4K random read IOPS and over 270,000 4K random write IOPS, users can also expect optional GPU card support and 100 GbE, 50 GbE, and 25 GbE connectivity. Meanwhile, the PAS7700 is built as an active-active all-flash NVMe storage, clocking 2 million 4K random read IOPS, a 64K sequential read speed of 30GB/s, sub-1ms latency, and 1.6B fully-scaled raw capacity.
The now-available NAS lineup will welcome the GS2400 at a later date – a scale-out object and file storage that touts up to 576 drives per cluster of 48 nodes, up to 13.8 PB of raw capacity per cluster with 24GB HDDs, a sequential read speed of 70 GB/s, and File and Object protocols spanning SMB, NFS, and S3.
Synology’s video surveillance range is set to expand, too. Joining the 360-degree fisheye camera FC600, slated to launch in the third quarter of this year, are the DC400, a 4MP dome camera, and its 5MP and 8MP counterparts: the DC500Z and DC800, respectively, all scheduled for release in Q4. As for the DVA series, the DVA 7400 will debut in Q3, followed by the DVA 3000 in the first quarter of 2027.
For the uninitiated, this lineup of specialised servers turns a security setup into an AI-powered smart surveillance hub, featuring built-in hardware that runs real-time video analytics, such as facial recognition and intrusion detection. Per tradition, the new models will be equipped with the Surveillance Station on-premise software, which requires dedicated space for NAS deployment and basic IT knowledge for hardware sizing, storage planning, and network configuration. There’s also a nifty filter system that allows users to search for a particular subject by entering keywords without having to sift through frame-by-frame manually, and hooking third-party cameras to any DVA model grants immediate access to the suite of tools.
What’s new, though, is Surveillance365. Launching on 21 July, the cloud-based platform eliminates the need for a local server and is plug-and-play, with support for edge storage on individual microSD cards. Elsewhere, BeeCamera leverages the power of BeeStation Plus Station to record footage locally for easy home monitoring, complete with AI detection and alerts for people, pets, and vehicles available right out of the box.
But the biggest leap for Synology is the use of agentic AI. The company’s Office Suite will become an all-in-one generative AI private workspace, introducing the ability to generate content, email summaries and replies, and meeting minutes, as well as carry out live translation and natural language search – a process complemented by DSM Agent.
Coming soon (no release window has been announced), the built-in agent can assist in streamlining routine workflows such as conducting periodic health checks and issuing proactive alerts, investigating security incidents via suspicious logins, anomalous file activity, and log indicators, and validating backup processes.
“Enterprise AI adoption is no longer the challenge; data control is,” said chairman and CEO Philip Wong. “The next generation of DSM leverages over two decades of expertise to create an AI-ready platform that keeps organisations firmly in control of their data.”
In terms of operation and data management at scale, notable new features include Synology Tiering, which offloads infrequently used data to the cold tier and saves high-performance storage resources for critical workloads to maximise storage efficiency; Mass Deployment that allows multiple NAS devices to be deployed in bulk; and Cluster Manager, unifying different Synology systems under a single interface. Additionally, its data reduction technology – available exclusively on Synology’s HDDs and SSDs – aims to maximise storage capacity through deduplication, compression, or both, while cloud-based LLM integration and self-hosted models are both supported.
Rounding out the Computex 2026 announcement is ActiveProtect Manager 2.0, the latest update to its data protection appliances. Alongside expanded backup and recovery support to Google Workspace, Amazon EC2, Nutanix AHV, and more, it will introduce AI-powered malware detection and automated fallback, as well as cloud-to-cloud data restoration from backup copy destinations when it releases in Q3.
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