With the nonsense Synology is pushing in 2025, that is requiring their own branded hard drives for new models, it would be great if you could make a video about alternatives.
Although there are many alternatives, it would be best to focus on ones that address Synology’s perceived niche. I say perceived because it seems people stay with Synology because of only a few software features, even though DIY hardware is better.
For example, Active Backup for Business maybe could be replaced with Veeam free community edition.
Veeam has multiple products.
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Free Backup for VMs, Windows, Linux, Laptops, NAS, and More
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Backup for AWS, Azure, Microsoft 365, and Google
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Veeam Hardened Repository ISO is a Linux-based solution that secures backup data by making it immutable. This ensures that data cannot be modified, deleted, or encrypted by unauthorized parties, even in the event of a ransomware attack.