The former name of TrueNAS CORE, FreeNAS was the original iXsystems solution for cost-effective ZFS storage.
Robbie Andrews from NAS Compares has just wrapped up his time exploring TrueNAS where he published one of the most comprehensive sets of reviews we have ever seen! Robbie now holds the record for the most content created on TrueNAS in the shortest amount of time. He...
FreeNAS reigned as the world’s most popular Open Source Software-Defined Storage (SDS) from 2009 to 2020. During Q3 2020, TrueNAS 12.0 was introduced, which started the transition of FreeNAS merging into TrueNAS. Within a year, TrueNAS is now the new #1 Open Source...
The migration of FreeNAS to TrueNAS started in October 2020. The transition has been deliberately slow and methodical, while the efficiency gains have been every bit the windfall we anticipated. Over this period, many exabytes of data were carefully managed while the...
FreeNAS is used in 99% of the countries in the world, and after almost nine years in service and countless community contributions, the legacy FreeNAS GUI was translated into over 50 languages! If you are a multilingual FreeNAS fan, a great way to get involved and help contribute is to assist in the translation from the original English into another language.
TrueNAS and FreeNAS can both support virtualization workloads. FreeNAS is great for development, labs, and other non-critical use-cases. TrueNAS is a platform designed for critical applications where enterprise support and HA are generally needed for production. TrueNAS also includes vSphere certification and vCenter plugins to reduce operating costs and complexity. TrueCommand provides the “single pane of glass” for simplifying the management of many NAS systems and replication targets.
VMworld is returning to San Francisco and the iXsystems team will showcase our wide range of server and storage solutions for VMware, all powered by the latest Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors and ZFS. From strategic upgrades to new deployments, iXsystems has a VMware-ready solution for every size workload, both current and future. iXsystems TrueNAS storage solutions with ZFS grow with you, from a few hybrid or all-flash terabytes, to hybrid solutions of over ten petabytes. Stop by booth #966 for a chance to win a FreeNAS Mini and learn which VMware-ready iXsystems solutions can help you Make Your Mark.
Can you imagine a nearly silent data center? Beginning in 2018, iXsystems partnered with the foremost company in liquid immersion solutions, Green Revolution Cooling, to design a line of liquid-immersion-ready servers. The servers have reversed rack ear designs that allow them to be submerged “face down” so their IO panels are readily accessible in the horizontal racks. This simplifies cabling and makes it easy to unrack systems in need of service. Among other customizations, the fans are disabled, the server heatsinks are equipped with Indium foil in place of thermal grease, and custom BIOS are applied.
The 17th annual Southern California Linux Expo (SCaLE) took place from March 7-10 at the Pasadena Convention Center. There were about 150 exhibitors along with nearly 130 sessions, tutorials, and events. Around 3,300 attendees from around the globe descended upon the exhibit hall and explored all the events and sessions SCaLE had to offer. The iXsystems Team staffed two booths at the conference, the FreeBSD Booth (#515) and the iXsystems Booth (#517).
Gartner held their 35th annual IT Infrastructure, Operations, and Cloud Strategy conference in Las Vegas from Dec 3-6. iXsystems was invited by Gartner to participate, representing both FreeNAS and TrueNAS. The conference was a great opportunity to get the pulse of the enterprise market, listen to Gartner analysts speak on a wide range of topics, and have some fruitful conversations with IT Directors and other vendors.
Las Vegas was hot, and it wasn’t just the desert. VMworld was smoking! Last week, 25,000 IT professionals descended upon Las Vegas, a city known for its neon light architecture, and discussed a different type of architecture at VMworld — one that is virtualized. The iXsystems devils were busy at Booth #1224 sharing our expertise on how to protect VMs and ensure fast and reliable access to data.
