Synology Data Protection Innovations at VMware Explore 2023
Synology Highlights Next-Gen Data Protection at VMware Explore 2023
At VMware Explore 2023 in Las Vegas, Synology presented a range of advanced data protection, disaster recovery, and enterprise storage solutions designed to meet the demands of modern IT environments. These innovations, spanning high-availability SAN architecture, flexible backup software, and improvements in DiskStation Manager, underscore Synology’s commitment to empowering businesses with scalable, resilient infrastructure for virtualized and hybrid cloud workloads.
For organizations running VMware alongside Synology storage, these updates offer new ways to protect critical data, simplify recovery workflows, and minimize downtime across virtualized environments.
Centralized Backup with Active Backup Suite
One of Synology’s core highlights at VMware Explore was the Active Backup Suite, a comprehensive set of enterprise backup and recovery tools included with business-class Synology servers. Designed to deliver centralized management and flexible recovery options, the suite enables businesses to back up diverse workloads such as virtual machines, physical servers, and SaaS platforms without per-device licensing fees that often drive up total acquisition costs.
This licensing model simplifies budgeting while providing a unified dashboard for backup tasks, helping IT teams maintain consistent protection policies across VMware workloads and other critical systems.
New High-Availability SAN Solutions
Synology unveiled new storage hardware tailored for enterprise virtualization and data protection:
UC3400 Active-Active SAN: A dual-controller IP SAN built to deliver continuous uptime for mission-critical block storage services over iSCSI and Fibre Channel. Designed for environments that cannot tolerate service interruptions, the UC3400 offers robust performance and redundancy for VMware storage needs.
SA3400D Active-Passive System: A versatile high-availability solution suited for diverse business sizes, combining hybrid storage support with fast failover capabilities to reduce service disruptions.
These platforms expand Synology’s footprint in enterprise storage, supporting virtualization performance while delivering built-in protection and scalability.
Enhanced Software with DSM 7.2
Synology also highlighted features of DiskStation Manager (DSM) 7.2, emphasizing enhancements that strengthen data protection and storage management. Key improvements include immutable storage and backup, full-volume encryption, performance optimization, and stricter access controls, features that align closely with the security and compliance demands of modern enterprises.
Immutable storage and encrypted volumes help safeguard backups against tampering and unauthorized access, which is especially valuable for organizations managing sensitive or regulated data.
Why These Innovations Matter to Enterprise IT
In today’s complex IT landscape, data protection must address not just individual workloads, but holistic infrastructure resilience. With VMware widely deployed in enterprise virtualized environments, Synology’s strategy of combining powerful storage hardware with flexible, centralized backup tools offers a compelling solution set:
Simplified disaster recovery: Coherent backup strategies across on-prem and hybrid cloud environments
Cost-effective licensing: Avoiding per-host fees while maintaining robust protection coverage
High availability: Reducing recovery time and business impact through redundancy and failover design
Secure storage: Operational safeguards such as encryption and immutable backups
Together, these innovations support business continuity objectives by reducing the risk of data loss and minimizing downtime during maintenance or failure scenarios.
Synology-Focused Solution Perspective
Synology’s portfolio showcased at VMware Explore 2023 reflects its vision of delivering integrated data protection and storage infrastructure that scales with enterprise needs. By combining flexible software with resilient hardware designs, Synology enables IT teams to centralize backups, streamline recovery workflows, and enforce consistent protection policies across virtualized and mixed environments. This approach helps organizations improve their backup reliability, restore flexibility, and align storage strategies with business continuity goals.
How Epis Technology Helps Deploy Synology Protection Frameworks
Implementing and managing enterprise-grade storage and data protection solutions requires strategic planning, especially when tying them into complex VMware infrastructures. Epis Technology helps organizations design, deploy, and optimize Synology-based backup and storage solutions tailored to business requirements. The team evaluates workloads, maps out backup and recovery objectives, and configures systems to maximize uptime and data security. Epis Technology also assists with ongoing monitoring, capacity planning, and hybrid cloud integration, ensuring that Synology solutions support performance, compliance, and operational continuity across the enterprise.
Synology’s presence at VMware Explore 2023 highlighted its continued focus on next-generation data protection and high-availability systems. Through innovations like the Active Backup Suite, UC3400 and SA3400D SAN platforms, and DSM 7.2 enhancements, Synology is equipping businesses with the tools they need to protect virtualized workloads, reduce risk, and streamline disaster recovery.
With expert configuration and support from Epis Technology, enterprises can confidently adopt these solutions to enhance their data protection posture and ensure resilient operation in the face of evolving IT challenges.
About Epis Technology
Epis Technology provides enterprise IT infrastructure, data protection, and Synology consulting services. The company specializes in scalable storage system design, hybrid cloud integration, fully managed backups, and business continuity planning. Epis Technology helps organizations secure, manage, and optimize their data environments with tailored strategies and professional deployment expertise.