Synology at CES 2012: VMware compatibility explained by Franklin Hua, Technical Marketing Manager

Posted by Paul Braren on Jan 15 2012 (updated on Jan 25 2013) in
  • CES
  • Storage
  • Virtualization

    • CES gave me the opportunity to ask Synology for a product overview, right there in their booth. Franklin Hua did a wonderful job talking not only VMware compatibility, but also IOPS and other actual speed measurements, as also seen at his excellent technical blog here:
    blog.synology.com/blog/?author=2

    FYI, the Synology DSM (DiskStation Manager) 4 software will be coming out Monday, January 16 2012, as described here:

    New Synology DSM and Cloud Front beta Imminent:
    homeservershow.com/new-synology-dsm-and-cloud-front-beta-imminent.html
    Alternative, behind the scenes views of most of the same video above found here:
    http://youtu.be/hIF2j62Juac?hd=1

    CES 2012 – A Demo of Synology DiskStation Manager 4
    usingwindowshomeserver.com/2012/01/14/ces-2012-a-demo-of-synology-diskstation-manager-4/

    Network Attached Storage That Doesn't Suck - Synology's DS1812+ at CES 2012
    youtu.be/ePNql-WkUmU?hd=1

    Check out the video below, and let us know what you think of what Franklin has to say, and/or your own experiences with Synology and VMware.

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