



The Synology does support Amazon S3 as a remote backup location, but I find the opacity of my digital blobs in Amazon's S3 buckets systems frustrating. However, the lack of a good integrated cloud storage setup has been a frustration. I have four 2TB drives in my Synology giving me approximately 5TB of redundant space. I've even lost a whole drive and just repaired it by pulling it out and replacing it. I can add a drive of any size and get more storage, I can install add-in packages for more functionality, and most importantly, everything has multiple copies. The Synology gives me virtually all the features I had when I was in love with the Windows Home Server. NOTE: This article has been upgraded for Synology systems that are running DSM 5.0!Īt home I use a Synology 1511+ NAS (Network Attached Storage) server for all my family's digital things.
