Synology introduced an Intrusion Prevention System(IPS) application recently which is exciting! At least for an IT Security professional such as myself who has worked for many very, very large companies that don't have IPS to this day. I used this point during a conversation with a colleague to try and get him to spend some money for a Synology instead of doing something for his upcoming wedding. This became an inside joke.

So, why might I choose a Synology NAS over a partner? I am going to call her Sylo.

1. Sylo has an awesome memory! Mine is horrible so when I can't remember I can ask Sylo to remind me.
2. Sylo treats my stuff as if it were her own. She is protective of the material things I love in life and watches over them night and day.
3. Sylo shares a passion of creativity with me. Together we create media and share it with the world.
4. Sylo is a nerd at heart. She loves comic books and comic book movies and video games.
5. Sylo is also a professional. She is logical. Flexible yet controlled. Open minded but cautious. FOCUSED on the jobs at hand.
6. Sylo is almost never late. 99.999% of the time.
7. Sylo works out regularly. She is in great shape and has an 8-pack.
8. Sylo keeps it interesting. She is always sharing new ideas with me that I can choose to do whenever I want.
9. Sylo cares about what I think and doesn't worry about politics or finances.
10. Sylo is quiet. 'nuf sed

Hello! People call me Jason. I am an IT Security professional who happened to choose Synology NAS appliances for a fortune 500 company and through doing so fell in love with them. The NAS's, not the company. 

Because of this I purchased my own Synology NAS's and had a good friend of mine get one as well. So in the end I am the administrator for the following:

1 X DS214
1 X DS415+
2 X DS1812+
4 X DS1815+

Most of which currently run DiskStation Manager (DSM) version 5 with the exception of the NAS running this web site which is currently running DSM version 6 RC.

Update (May 2016): All NAS's except for the DS415+ have been upgraded to DSM 6.

Since I am constantly maintaining, designing and building these systems I am always running into issues that require research time for troubleshooting. I thought it would be a good idea to share what I learn here with the rest of the world using the product the blog is about.

I am not an english major and have been using computers for communications so long that I type how I talk. With that said, Enjoy your burrito!

Jason Paw