Synology®, a global technology company that enables businesses to manage, secure, and protect their data launched the DiskStation neo+ Series, comprising the DS1825neo+, DS1525neo+, DS925neo+, and DS725neo+. This new lineup introduces a more accessible memory configuration, allowing customers to easily balance performance and budget requirements.

The launch comes as demand for cloud and data services continues to grow across the UAE. According to a market report published in May 2026, the UAE cloud services market is estimated to have a valuation of USD 6.15 billion and is projected to reach USD 9.34 billion by 2032. As organizations adopt more cloud-based applications and manage increasing volumes of business data, the need for flexible storage, backup, and data management infrastructure is also growing.

“Desktop models remain at the heart of our NAS ecosystem,” said Bie-I Chu, Executive Vice President of the Synology NAS Group. “As memory market dynamics shift, the neo+ Series reinforces our commitment to accessibility, giving customers the freedom to scale hardware according to their immediate budget and future growth.”

Mike Chen, Senior Regional Sales Manager for the Middle East at Synology, added: “Businesses in the UAE are adopting more cloud-based tools, but they also require greater flexibility in how their data is stored, protected, and accessed. The DiskStation neo+ Series gives organizations a practical way to start with what they need today and expand their memory, storage capacity, and network performance as their requirements grow.”

Affordable entry point

Built on the same platform as the DS Plus Series, the new neo+ models feature 4GB non-ECC DDR4 SODIMM memory as their default configuration, making the series significantly more affordable for users upfront.

The neo+ Series will coexist alongside the standard DS Plus Series models, providing a broader range of flexible choices in response to market dynamics.

Uncompromising performance

The new lineup is equipped with built-in M.2 slots for SSD caching and 2.5GbE ports, with storage capacity expandable through the DX525 expansion unit. In addition, the DS1825neo+ and DS1525neo+ feature PCIe 3.0 slots for optional 10GbE or 25GbE network adapter cards for further expansion.

To ensure a highly diverse upgrade path for the future, these models fully support existing ECC memory upgrade options, allowing users to expand their capacity up to 32GB as their workloads grow.¹

Comprehensive DSM capability

Powered by Synology DiskStation Manager (DSM), the neo+ Series delivers comprehensive solutions for data sharing, synchronization, backup, and surveillance. Synology Drive turns the system into a private cloud with cross-platform access and site-to-site synchronization for distributed teams.

Active Backup Suite protects Windows, Linux, and macOS devices, virtual machines, and cloud accounts, with flexible off-site backup options. Surveillance Station adds an on-premises NVR for multi-site security monitoring.

Globant (NYSE: GLOB), a digitally native company that helps organizations thrive in a digital and AI-powered future, today announced that its 9Z Globant esports organization has been selected as an Official Partner of the Esports Foundation, one of only 40 organizations worldwide to earn this distinction. Beyond the partnership recognition, 9Z Globant has earned its place on the competitive stage through sport merit alone, qualifying for the Esports World Cup 2026, the most prestigious event in global competitive gaming, hosted in Paris.

Founded in Argentina in 2018, 9Z Globant has rapidly grown into a globally recognized brand in esports, combining elite competitive performance, content creation, and a deep-rooted connection with the next generation of fans.

“Saudi Arabia’s investment in esports has created a platform for organizations like 9Z Globant to compete and grow on the world stage. Esports is no longer a niche, it’s a multi-billion dollar industry that moves culture, drives engagement, and builds communities at a scale few sectors can match. Being part of its growth in the Kingdom, alongside an organization that has earned its place on the global stage, is exactly the kind of opportunity that defines what Globant is here to do,” said Federico Pienovi, CEO of MENA & APAC at Globant.

The Esports Foundation Partner Program represents the highest tier of recognition in global competitive gaming, a rigorously curated cohort of organizations proven to shape the industry’s future at scale. While partnership status does not guarantee competition, each of the 25 titles featured at the Esports World Cup demands qualification through its own dedicated competitive circuit, a standard rooted in the Foundation’s guiding principle: Rise Above. 9Z Globant has risen to that challenge: the team has already secured its place on the Paris stage across three premier disciplines: EA SPORTS FC, Overwatch, and Counter-Strike 2. 9Z Globant’s qualification across multiple titles signals the kind of multi-dimensional, high-performance organization that the Esports Foundation was built to elevate.

“Saudi Arabia has established itself as one of the world’s leading hubs for the future of esports. Seeing 9Z Globant join the Esports Foundation ecosystem is a recognition of everything the organization has built over the past few years. At Globant, we’re proud to support that journey and help create new opportunities for players, creators, and fans as competitive gaming continues to grow on a global scale,” said Kevin Janzen, CEO of Gaming & Education AI Studio at Globant.

The Esports World Cup 2026 will bring together the best teams across multiple titles, in front of massive global audiences. “This is bigger than one team, and bigger than one country. 9Z Globant represents a generation of Latin American players, creators, and fans who always knew this moment would come. We have the talent, the hunger, and now the stage to prove it to the world. Competing at the Esports World Cup is the realization of something an entire continent has been building toward,  and we are just getting started,” said Francisco Postiglione, Founder & CEO of 9Z Globant.

Beyond the Esports World Cup, 9Z Globant has cemented its place among global elite competitors. The team recently secured qualification for the Counter-Strike Major,  the most prestigious tournament in one of the world’s most-watched esports titles, making it the only Argentine team to achieve this milestone.

Saudi Arabia has positioned itself as a driving force in global esports, with visionary investment and an extraordinary commitment to elevating competitive gaming worldwide. 9Z Globant’s partnership with the Esports Foundation is a natural convergence: two rising forces in the global gaming world, united by a shared ambition to push boundaries. Looking ahead, 9Z Globant is committed to going beyond competition, actively exploring opportunities through the Foundation’s global network to identify and develop emerging talent, fostering the next generation of players who can compete on the world’s biggest esports stages.

NETSCOUT® (NASDAQ: NTCT), a leading provider of observability, AIOps, cybersecurity, and DDoS attack protection solutions, today announced continued investments in infrastructure and technology to double its Arbor® Cloud DDoS attack mitigation capacity to 33 Tbps, which is aimed at keeping critical digital services available during DDoS attacks, protecting revenue-generating digital operations, supporting always-on AI-driven businesses, and maintaining customer trust.

This capacity enhancement, coupled with NETSCOUT’s recent acquisition of DDoS network and infrastructure, reinforces the company’s commitment to delivering industry-leading cloud-based DDoS defense at global scale. By fully owning and securing end-to-end control over the platform, NETSCOUT has a clear path to scale innovative, resilient services for customers worldwide. Unlike cloud mitigation services that merely add bandwidth, Arbor Cloud combines global mitigation capacity with global threat intelligence, drawing on NETSCOUT’s unparalleled visibility into real-world internet attack activity. Spanning 16 global scrubbing centers, this significant increase in capacity equips customers with the ability to defend against the growing scale, frequency, and sophistication of DDoS attacks by consistently balancing mitigation capacity across all attack vectors in their environments.

According to Markets and Markets, the DDoS protection market size is expected to continue to grow, driven by increasingly sophisticated attacks and accelerated cloud adoption. Today, multi-vector attacks are the norm. Bad actors are launching more simultaneous attacks as well as quick hit and run attacks, forcing shorter response times from defenders. In addition, mega-botnets like Aisuru and Kimwolf have raised the ceiling on attack sizes with a few attacks approaching or exceeding 30 Tbps. Enterprises and service providers have a compelling need right now to improve the protection levels of their critical digital infrastructure.

“With the increased use of AI, threat actors are targeting organizations whose defenses are vulnerable to the new, more complex DDoS attacks designed to take down critical infrastructure,” stated Carlos Morales, SVP and general manager, Arbor Cloud, NETSCOUT. “As enterprises increasingly rely on AI-powered applications and cloud-native services, while at the same time, attack size and complexity continue to rise, implementing automated and proactive defenses for uninterrupted availability has become a business risk imperative. Arbor Cloud plays a key role in achieving that objective.”

Increasing Arbor Cloud capacity provides significant advantages, including:

• Greater intelligent mitigation capacity – absorbs and blocks larger volumetric and more sophisticated attacks without losing effectiveness.
• Multiple threat mitigation – handles multiple concurrent targets (e.g., from carpet bombing attacks) or multiple attack vectors simultaneously.
• Consistent operational performance – protects critical infrastructure, ensuring capacity does not become a constraint as attack size and frequency increase.
• Faster stabilization post spikes – acts as a shield wall preventing attacks from reaching customer infrastructure and creating collateral damage that lasts well beyond when the actual attack subsides.
• Operational confidence – provides added assurance for mission-critical sectors, like financial services, hospitals, retail, and the public sector, which require that protection remains available when legitimate traffic surges and cyberattacks occur simultaneously.

Arbor Cloud plays a critical role as part of NETSCOUT’s multi-layered, adaptive DDoS protection, combining on-premises DDoS defense with cloud-based traffic scrubbing services that are tightly integrated via automated cloud signaling. This hybrid design stops attacks as close to the source as possible while seamlessly absorbing loud volumetric attacks in the cloud. Offering comprehensive global protection, Arbor Cloud is supported by a 24×7 Security Operations Center staffed by NETSCOUT’s DDoS protection experts. The capacity expansion is expected to be fully completed by the end of August 2026.

This investment reinforces NETSCOUT’s long-standing leadership in DDoS protection by combining one of the world’s largest dedicated DDoS mitigation networks with decades of cyber defense expertise, industry-leading threat intelligence, and global Internet visibility. As digital infrastructures continue to evolve rapidly, and AI accelerates both innovation and cyber threats, NETSCOUT remains committed to providing organizations with the scale, intelligence, and operational resilience required to confidently protect what matters most.