Synology a profité du Computex 2026 pour dévoiler sa nouvelle feuille de route autour de trois axes : nouvelle génération de DiskStation Manager orientée IA privée, refonte complète de sa plateforme de protection des données et l’élargissement de sa suite de productivité entreprise.

DSM 7.4 : IA privée

Alors que nous attendions DSM 8.0, c’est finalement DSM 7.4 qui devrait se profiler sous 2 semaines… La prochaine génération de DSM ne se présente plus comme un simple OS pour NAS. Synology le positionne clairement comme une plateforme de données intelligente, pensée pour faire tourner de l’IA entièrement chez vous, sans rien envoyer dans le Cloud.

Le principe est simple : vos données existantes, vos logs système et vos métriques deviennent une base de connaissances locale sur laquelle des agents IA peuvent travailler. Pour ça, Synology introduit DSM Agent, un agent natif capable d’orchestrer des tâches complexes en langage naturel. L’assistant IA de Synology Office s’appuie sur la même infrastructure. Les serveurs rack GPU (de Synology) les appliances IA dédiées gèrent l’inférence en local rien ne sort.

Pour les parcs de machines, Cluster Manager regroupe tous vos systèmes Synology sous une interface unique, avec gestion de la QoS, migration de charges de travail et politiques de protection centralisées. Le déploiement massif via Active Insight facilite le provisionnement sur plusieurs sites. Le tout est complété par un RBAC plus granulaire, un Centre des journaux repensé et une certification FIPS 140-3 en cours pour les environnements qui en ont besoin.

C’est aussi l’occasion de noter que Synology Drive et AI Console sont officiellement intégrés à cette roadmap IA, la brique AI Console, déjà disponible pour Office et MailPlus, continue donc d’évoluer.

ActiveProtect Manager 2.0

ActiveProtect Manager 2.0 a également annoncé lors du Computex. Pour rappel, il s’agit du système pour les boitiers DP. Il étend la couverture de sauvegarde à Azure VM, Amazon EC2, Nutanix AHV, Proxmox VE et Google Workspace, avec restauration multiplateforme, y compris de Cloud à Cloud. Les sauvegardes vers Azure Blob Storage sont également supportées.

Mais le plus intéressant est ailleurs. APM 2.0 intègre un moteur de détection d’anomalies basé sur du machine learning, qui analyse les versions historiques de sauvegarde pour repérer les comportements suspects : pics d’entropie (données aléatoires), suppressions massives, taux de changement anormal. Les fichiers douteux sont mis en quarantaine automatiquement. Si un point de restauration compromis est détecté, la fonction Auto Fallback revient d’elle-même à la dernière version saine. L’intégration avec des antivirus tiers complète le tout.

On passe d’une logique de restauration après l’incident, à une logique de détection et d’isolation avant que ça empire.

ChatPlus, Meet et Bee Series

Synology Office intègre deux nouvelles plateformes : ChatPlus pour la messagerie d’entreprise et Meet pour la visioconférence, avec transcription et traduction IA, permissions granulaires et données 100 % en local. Rien de révolutionnaire sur le papier, mais ça comble un angle mort dans la suite Synology par rapport aux ténors du marché.

Côté grand public, la gamme BeeStation s’élargit avec BeeCamera pour la surveillance domestique et Synology Deep Search apporte une recherche locale par IA sur vos fichiers personnels sous macOS et Windows… sans Cloud.

En synthèse

Synology a fait du Computex 2026 une vitrine IA : DSM nouvelle génération embarque DSM Agent pour l’automatisation on-premise, tandis que Synology Drive et AI Console s’inscrivent pleinement dans cette roadmap.

Une grosse partie de DSM 7.4 sera donc autour de l’IA, à tous les niveaux de l’écosystème… Aucune information n’a en revanche été communiquée sur l’évolution du noyau Linux ou des composants système. La déduplication arriverait également sur disque dur, mais uniquement ceux de Synology.

ActiveProtect Manager 2.0 complète le tableau avec une détection d’anomalies par machine learning et un Auto Fallback automatique, faisant enfin passer la sauvegarde d’une logique réactive à une défense proactive. Les dates de disponibilité restent à confirmer.

What is the Synology BeeStation BST151-4T NAS?

The Synology BeeStation BST151-4T is a 4 TB single drive personal cloud device that sits somewhere between an external hard drive and a traditional NAS, targeting users who want centralized storage, photo backup, file syncing, and remote access without dealing with a conventional multi bay server setup. It follows the original BST150-4T BeeStation, first released in February 2024, and appears to be a light refresh of that earlier model rather than a full redesign. As with the first version, the focus is on quick deployment, simple management, and a more consumer friendly software experience, using Synology’s BeeStation platform instead of the broader and more configurable DSM system found on the company’s standard NAS lineup.

Synology BeeStation BST151-4T Hardware Specifications

At a hardware level, the BST151-4T remains a very compact single bay network storage appliance with a fixed 4 TB hard drive, built around the Realtek RTD1619B platform and a 1GbE network connection. Physical connectivity is unchanged from the earlier BeeStation, with 1 x USB-A 3.2 Gen 1 port, 1 x USB-C 3.2 Gen 1 port, and 1 x RJ-45 LAN port, all housed in the same 148.0 x 62.6 x 196.3 mm enclosure weighing 820 g.

That hardware profile makes clear where the BeeStation sits in Synology’s lineup. This is not a flexible NAS chassis with room for drive upgrades, SSD cache, multi bay expansion, or faster networking. The internal disk is part of the appliance design, so there is no meaningful path to RAID redundancy, easier drive level recovery, or long term capacity scaling in the way there is on a conventional 2 bay or 4 bay NAS.

Power and thermals are also modest, which is consistent with a low power, always on personal cloud device. Synology lists power consumption at about 7.85 W during access and 1.65 W in HDD hibernation, with a 36 W external power adapter. The system continues to use a single HAT3300-4T drive, and Synology’s current 4 TB HAT3300 model is a 5400 RPM class disk rather than a faster 7200 RPM unit.

The one specification that requires care is memory. Synology’s March 30, 2026 product specification PDF and the current BeeStation comparison page both list the BST151-4T with 1 GB DDR4, but Synology’s newer BST151-4T datasheet, published later in March 2026 and mirrored across multiple regional versions, lists 2 GB DDR4 instead. On balance, the later datasheet appears to reflect the intended refresh specification, but Synology’s own published material is not yet fully consistent. (UPDATE – RAM on the BST151-4T is CONFIRMED as 2GB)

Assuming the 2 GB figure in the later datasheet is the correct final spec, the BST151-4T is best understood as a minimal revision of the BST150-4T rather than a new hardware generation. The enclosure, CPU, ports, networking, and drive class are effectively the same, while the main change is the move from the predecessor’s 1 GB memory configuration to 2 GB. That could simply reflect practical component economics as much as performance tuning, since lower density memory packages can become less cost effective over time as supply shifts. In either case, this still appears to be fixed onboard memory, not a user upgradeable SO-DIMM arrangement, so the platform remains closed in the same way as the original model.

Synology BeeStation in 2026 – What can it do?

In 2026, the BeeStation platform is no longer limited to basic remote file access. Synology positions it as a consumer focused private cloud for storing, syncing, and sharing files and photos, with web, desktop, and mobile access, support for sign in via Google Account, Apple ID, or Synology Account, and shared access for up to 8 users on a single device. It is designed to pull together data from phones, computers, external drives, and selected cloud services into one managed location rather than acting only as a simple networked hard drive.

Photo handling is one of the more developed parts of the platform. Synology states that BeeStation can back up mobile photos, import content from sources such as Google Photos and iCloud Photos, and organize images with local AI based recognition for people, subjects, and places. The software also supports timeline and map based browsing, album creation, and controlled photo sharing, which places the BST151-4T closer to a private cloud photo hub than to a basic USB backup box.

Its data protection features have also expanded since launch. BeeStation now supports internal restore points based on snapshots, backups to BeeProtect, Synology NAS, and external drives, plus a 3 year Acronis True Image Essentials license for 1 computer. BeeStation OS 1.5 also added BeeCamera support, but Synology limits that feature to BeeStation Plus models rather than the standard 4 TB unit, so the BST151-4T does not currently gain the surveillance role that the higher tier model has started to take on.

Where the BeeStation still differs from a DSM based NAS such as the DS124 or DS223 is in breadth and flexibility. Synology’s DS124 and DS223 product pages explicitly advertise broader DSM functions including Synology Drive based private cloud workflows, Btrfs snapshot features, ShareSync between Synology systems, full Surveillance Station support, and the wider DSM application platform. By contrast, BeeStation remains a curated appliance with a narrower software stack, no general DSM Package Center environment, no broad package driven expansion path, and on the standard 4 TB model no BeeCamera surveillance support either. In other words, it can cover the main personal cloud tasks, but it still does not replace the wider role of even Synology’s entry level DSM NAS systems.

The BST151-4T looks like a modest revision of the original BeeStation rather than a substantially new product. Its appeal remains the same: a preconfigured, low friction private cloud for users who want basic file storage, photo backup, syncing, sharing, and remote access without moving into a full DSM based NAS environment. The hardware envelope is still narrow, with a fixed internal 4 TB drive, 1GbE networking, and no real upgrade path for storage expansion or RAID style redundancy, but that is consistent with its role as an entry level turnkey appliance rather than a general purpose NAS. Synology’s own later datasheet points to 2 GB of RAM on the new model, which would make the BST151-4T a small but practical refresh of the BST150-4T rather than a platform shift. Pricing is the main unknown at the time of writing. Synology’s support status page already lists the BST151-4T as generally available, but public retail pricing is still not clearly established. On that basis, the safest expectation is that it will land close to the earlier 4 TB BeeStation, which launched around $199 in the US and about £209 in the UK, while more recent BST150-4T retail listings have also appeared higher depending on seller and region, sat around $309 without TAX. That likely places the BST151-4T will land in excess of $300 and maybe closer to $350 when factoring the RAM increase.

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