DSM 7.0 First Impressions
Now that we have all had a chance to download Synology Diskstsiton Manager 7 (DSM 7) to take a look at whether it was worth the wait, many of us have come away pretty impressed. It’s arguably more of a redesign in UI on the face of it (with the bulk of the biggest changes made in the background of how it operates and in key business-focused apps) but there is still plenty to do in this beta. Elements such as the much faster login speed, more responsive feeling from the UI and reorganization of some menus are certainly welcome, but like any beta, this is not fully representative of the finished product. So, today I am going to go through all my first impressions of the DSM 7.0 beta, what stood out for me, what didn’t and ultimately see how much of what Synology have been promising for 2 years has arrived. Before going any further though, remember that if you are going to download and test the DSM 7 beta yourself, know that a system that is upgraded to DSM 7.0 is very difficult to downgrade back to DSM 6.2 (as many of us found in the private beta), so it is recommended to backup in at least 2 places before proceeding. Alternatively, you can run a virtual machine equivalent or access the Synology Live Online demo for DSM 7 HERE. Just be aware that the online demo is getting a lot of hits at the moment and might have a waiting time. So, now that’s out the way, let’s go through the highlights.
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