Synology embraces the AI era with its updated DSM software at Computex 2026

Synology used Computex 2026 to showcase its next-gen DSM (DiskStation Manager) software. It features a heavy focus on AI workflows and local AI agents. By using local inferencing, this approach mitigates privacy and confidentiality concerns that are associated with cloud providers.

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As data custodians, Synology's DSM is a natural environment for leveraging agentic AI for collaboration and communication. Features include a DSM assistant that can automate administrative tasks and simplify workflows. We saw it used to search for a specific PowerPoint presentation, attach it to an email, highlight some of the important information and generate the email text itself, all from a simple one-line prompt. We also saw it perform translation duties. Such tasks are not new, but performing them locally is critical when sensitive information is involved.

DSM gives users a choice of models, with comprehensive controls on how the model is integrated, with a focus on compatibility with a variety of services and products, ranging from databases, virtual machines, server architectures, IaaS and SaaS services.

Synology showed its ActiveProtect Manager 2.0, which expands backup and recovery capabilities with AI-assisted threat detection and improved cyber-resiliency. The AI looks for anomalies. If it detects something amiss, it will quarantine the affected files so they cannot be replicated across the network.

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Synology dedicated much of its attention to its DSM software. There was little focus on consumer products and hardware, but some of its enterprise hardware was very impressive. The PAS7700 is Synology's flagship NAS device. It can scale up to 216 NVMe drives, delivering up to 2 million 4K random read IOPS and 30GB/s of sequential throughput.