In a move aimed at the enterprise data protection market in the Middle East, Synology Inc. has unveiled its new ActiveProtect Appliance series. Designed for fast deployment and efficient data protection, this innovative series comes just in time for World Backup Day, highlighting the critical need for mid-sized to large enterprises to guard against data loss, breaches, and ransomware.
Synology, a leading provider of private cloud solutions, manages over 520 exabytes of data across 13 million servers and is trusted by more than half of the Fortune 500. The company offers reliable, secure, and flexible solutions that protect and optimize business data. With over 25 million workloads protected worldwide, Synology ensures business continuity and data resilience across a diverse range of industries.
The Middle East and Africa (MEA) region has seen a surge in ransomware attacks, including a significant incident in 2023 targeting key financial institutions in the Gulf. This growing threat has increased the demand for robust data protection solutions. The regional backup and recovery market is expected to grow over 10% annually through 2027, underscoring the need for stronger cyber resilience.
In response to these growing cybersecurity threats and data management challenges, Synology has introduced the ActiveProtect Appliance, a next-gen backup and recovery solution. This new lineup enhances backup speeds, ransomware resilience, and usability, providing modern enterprises with robust cyber resilience.
Synology’s new ActiveProtect Appliances feature advanced security protocols that ensure data immutability and isolate backups with air-gapped protection. These measures safeguard data integrity and enhance access control, providing robust protection against ransomware threats.
The appliances boast a single user interface mechanism that enables effortless monitoring and control. With a scalable cluster architecture, it simplifies the management of up to 150,000 devices, optimizing data visibility and ensuring seamless operation.
Compared to traditional backup solutions, the ActiveProtect Appliances offer significant cost savings, with implementation costs averaging only 20%. The integrated software-hardware design reduces installation, maintenance, and support time, making enterprise-grade data protection more accessible to businesses of all sizes.
“Data is the backbone of every modern enterprise, and in today’s evolving digital landscape, building a cyber-resilient infrastructure is more critical than ever,” said Michael Chang, Synology’s APAC Sales Head. “With global cyber threats increasing by 38% in 2023 and the cost of data breaches averaging $4.45 million, businesses need a scalable, secure, and intuitive data protection solution. ActiveProtect is designed to address these challenges in the MEA region, empowering enterprises to safeguard their most valuable assets with greater efficiency and confidence.”
During the event, Synology showcased the diverse restoration capabilities of the ActiveProtect Appliance. From regular recovery to disaster scenarios, the solution enables enterprises to quickly and efficiently restore operations, safeguarding critical data and minimizing downtime.
Unlike traditional backup software that often requires complex integration with multiple hardware devices and licenses, resulting in high software costs per workload and complicated pricing, Synology offers a streamlined, cost-effective solution. Pricing is based on nodes, with free licensing for up to three servers, allowing businesses to better estimate costs while ensuring robust data protection.
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