Artificial intelligence is reshaping how companies operate, serve customers, and handle everyday workflows. But dreaming about AI is much easier than actually building the infrastructure to support it. At the recent Synology Annual Press Event in Kuala Lumpur, the data management leader revealed eye-opening local findings. Over 90% of Malaysian respondents recognise that AI-ready infrastructure is crucial for workflow efficiency. Despite this high enthusiasm, turning ambition into reality comes with major roadblocks. 70% of local businesses cite data security and privacy as their biggest adoption hurdle. Data silos, scattered information, and poor visibility into third-party AI tools leave many organisations flying blind. To bridge this gap, Synology is introducing a powerful lineup of hardware and software solutions designed to give businesses total control over their digital assets.
Because data gravity keeps enterprise workloads close to home, nearly 69% of Malaysian businesses prioritise hybrid or on-premises infrastructure over public cloud options. Companies want speed and control without risking sensitive information. To match these demands, Synology launched the PAS7700. This is the company’s first all-NVMe primary storage solution built specifically for mission-critical workloads that require lightning-fast performance. Alongside high-performance hardware, the latest DiskStation Manager operating system introduces smart data reduction technologies like deduplication and compression. These tools help organisations maximise storage capacity while keeping hardware footprints lean. Furthermore, Synology Tiering automatically shifts infrequently accessed files to cold storage tiers, leaving high-performance resources free for intensive daily operations.
Data storage is only half the battle when digital threats are evolving faster than ever. Modern ransomware and automated attacks require proactive defence mechanisms. Synology addresses this reality with its expanding ActiveProtect family. The new DP5200 appliance delivers a compact one-unit backup option that handles diverse workloads without requiring recurring subscription fees. Powered by ActiveProtect Manager 2.0, these systems extend protection across major enterprise platforms like Nutanix AHV and Proxmox VE. With immutable backups and automated air-gap isolation, businesses can rest easy knowing their recovery copies remain completely safe from malicious tampering.
Synology is also bringing smart automation directly into everyday office environments. The Synology Office Suite provides a private, trustworthy foundation for enterprise collaboration. It features smart assistant tools that help employees quickly revise documents, generate presentation slides, and find complex spreadsheet formulas using simple natural language. Physical security also receives a major artificial intelligence upgrade with the DVA7400 surveillance appliance. By applying smart detection algorithms to security footage, security teams can investigate incidents in minutes rather than spending hours sifting through recordings.
The new innovations and research findings are mapping out a growing demand for data resilience and data sovereignty. As demand is increasing in a hyper-volatile landscape defined by Generative AI and AI Agents, Synology looks to be focusing on driving on-prem and hybrid storage and server solutions that not only ensure security but bolster resilience with seamless, simultaneous multi-site backup solutions and physical storage backups.
