“The DSM 4.1 makes Diskstation and Rackstation capable of so much more than you ever imagined. It demonstrates Synology’s unrelenting pursuit to elevate standards for excellence in business ready solution and multimedia experience,” said Vic Hsu, CEO of Synology Inc.

Among the first to support Vmware Vstorage APIs for Array Integration (VAAI) technologies, DSM 4.1 offloads various data operations from Hypervisor to Diskstation and Rackstation by performing full copy, zero block, atomic test and set (ATS) and storage reclamation, resulting in boosted performance and optimised storage space in demanding Vsphere 5.0 environment.

DSM 4.1 brings the intelligence business users need to increase productivity. Cloud Station evolves to support two shared folders in sync and get files on mobile devices synced. Cloud Station also supports encrypted transmission, HTTPS and proxy server setting. Syslog Server is more proactive by presenting instantaneous overview, notification rules with keywords matching and customisable archiving policies. The Mail Server becomes full-fledged, which supports SMTP relay services, email alias, multiple domains, spam filter, auto-reply, plus real-time monitoring of mail quantity and bandwidth.

DSM 4.1 provides a powerful resources sharing solution. Traffic control and speed limit prioritise, reserve or limit bandwidth usage for different applications, users and groups. Resources Monitor additionally offers real-time and historical report of disks’ IOPS and transfer rate. By supporting SFTP, FXP and settings of connecting to the Internet via proxy server, file sharing is more efficient yet secure to comply with large enterprises’ standards. Furthermore, shared folders from multiple Diskstation and Rackstation can be synchronised to a common destination.