Computex 2026: Synology Pitches New Storage Software to Make AI Easier, Safer
Source: Techgoondu
At Computex 2026 in Taipei, Singapore-headquartered Synology unveiled major updates to its DSM storage operating system and new hardware that embeds AI deeply into enterprise collaboration and security, positioning on-premise AI as a practical alternative for businesses stuck in "AI deployment hell.
At Computex 2026 in Taipei, Singapore-headquartered Synology unveiled major updates to its DSM storage operating system and new hardware that embeds AI deeply into enterprise collaboration and security, positioning on-premise AI as a practical alternative for businesses stuck in "AI deployment hell."
The company's new RackStation 26-series supports local language models with up to 10 billion parameters, while the upcoming AI Station will handle models exceeding 100 billion parameters — enabling on-premise AI inferencing for tasks like running local LLMs and RAG pipelines without sending data to cloud hyperscalers. Synology's expanded Office Suite now includes AI agents that can automatically fetch structured and unstructured files, search through emails, and draft responses with attachments attached.
On the security front, the updated ActiveProtect Manager extends protection to AWS EC2, Azure VM, Proxmox, Nutanix AHV, and Google Workspace, with cross-platform recovery for multi-cloud environments. AI-driven anomaly and malware detection aims to catch threats before they trigger costly recovery processes. Synology also promises faster storage workload migration by unifying multiple systems under a single interface, enabling rapid provisioning across distributed sites.
Why it matters for Singapore: With over 18 million Office Suite users globally and 700,000 business customers, Synology's AI push offers Singapore enterprises a bridge to practical on-premise AI without total reliance on hyperscaler cloud services. For companies navigating data sovereignty requirements or latency-sensitive AI workloads, the ability to run inference on local storage infrastructure reduces both operational complexity and recurring cloud costs. Synology's direction signals that the next phase of enterprise AI adoption in Singapore may be driven less by flashy foundation models and more by pragmatic infrastructure that puts AI where the data already lives.