The world’s number one open-source operating system, TrueNAS brings the performance and features of the legendary OpenZFS file system in an easy to use package. Available in two free and open-source software versions, TrueNAS also comes as a professionally-supported Enterprise solution when coupled with iXsystems branded hardware.
The exponential growth of data increases the need to store and protect this valuable company resource. In a recent TrueNAS customer survey, we found half of our customers backup to TrueNAS as part of protecting their business-critical data and Acronis was one of the...
Content is growing exponentially thanks in part to file sharing, virtualization, media and entertainment, big data, and the Internet of Things (IoT). The business side of an organization needs to use this content to stay competitive, while IT worries about where and...
Here is our annual list of the most read articles of this year. In 2016, our goal was to increase your understanding of ZFS technology, so we wrote a bunch of blogs and created a follow-up to the hugely popular ZFS webinar to cover some of the advanced uses of ZFS. Here is a list of the top 10 most viewed articles on iXsystems.com and on FreeNAS.org in 2016 based on our analytics. This list represents a wide range of subjects that are contained in the many articles we wrote. To read all of our articles go to https://www.ixsystems.com/blog/ and http://www.freenas.org/blog/
NOTE: This is historical content that may contain outdated information. In addition to protecting data from catastrophic failure, TrueNAS® is also designed to protect the data on the array in case of a drive failure. It uses software RAID to provide redundancy for...
A recent article by sysadmin blogger Trevor Pott in The Register discusses how he tried to break TrueNAS and came away impressed instead.
One of our favorite lines from the article is “iXsystems produce a storage array that is decent enough to entice away some existing users of the likes of EMC, NetApp, Dell or HP. Honestly, that’s not something I thought possible going into this review. It’s a nice surprise.”
These two data optimization technologies not only squeeze more capacity out of your storage system but can bring a performance boost as well. You have probably heard of “data compression” in various forms over the years but may not know how it plays an integral role...
With over 8.5 million downloads and counting, FreeNAS is the world’s #1 storage software. This week, we’d like to devote some time to its enterprise counterpart and our flagship storage product—TrueNAS.
NOTE: This is historical content that may contain outdated information. Storage administrators are quite busy and often look for ways to assist their product research and selection process. They may look to a buyer's guide when they are choosing competitive products....
Backup is like insurance -- you only need it when something goes wrong. The value of backups is to shorten restore times and get a business back to work quicker. Our customers agree, as customer surveys show that more than half of them use TrueNAS to store their...
In 2015, our goal was to promote ZFS and to change your view of file systems. We‘ve accomplished that goal. Here is a list of the top 10 most viewed articles in 2015 based on our analytics. This list represents a wide range of subjects that are contained in the many...
