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iXsystems Announces TrueOS Launch
iXsystems announced today the launch of TrueOS®, the next evolution of PC-BSD. TrueOS is a modern, cutting-edge distribution of FreeBSD, combining the convenience and features of a rolling release distribution with the failsafe technology of ZFS boot environments.

One More Week Until MeetBSD California 2016!
There are just 7 more days until the San Francisco Bay Area’s premier BSD Conference. MeetBSD California 2016 will take place at the birthplace of BSD, UC Berkeley’s Clark Kerr campus on November 11-12 and there is still time to get registered!

iXsystems Storage Now Available On GSA Schedule
iXsystems, the industry leader in enterprise storage and servers powered by Open Source and SYNNEX Corporation, today announced that the gsa-logoU.S. General Services Administration (GSA) has authorized the addition of iXsystems’ suite of storage products and services to the SYNNEX GSA contract (GS-35F0143R) under Federal Supply Schedule 70.

We Surprised The Register
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.”

OPEX, the Forgotten Cost of Storage
Moore’s law continues to drive down the costs of hard disk drives, reducing the capital cost of acquiring data storage solutions for your business. I think we can all agree that cost reduction is always great for business. There are two types of cost reduction: Capital Expenditure (CAPEX) and Operational Expenditure (OPEX). CAPEX is easy to measure, since it is the cost of the product. Many companies don’t fully consider the overall OPEX when replacing a storage array, resulting in underestimating the long-term costs of implementing and maintaining a data storage solution over the course of its lifetime. Multiple Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) studies by industry analysts DCIG, Gartner, and Parity Research found that a storage array actually costs more to operate than to acquire.

iXsystems Attends Ohio Linux Fest 2016
Members of the iXsystems team recently attended Ohio Linux Fest 2016, staffing the FreeBSD booth in the Expo area and giving presentations. Ken Moore, Senior TrueOS Software Engineer, writes about his experience there along with all the developments from the BSD, TrueOS and Linux worlds that were presented.

iXsystems Turns to a Channel-First Approach to Meet Demand for Its TrueNAS and FreeNAS Enterprise Storage Products
iXsystems, the industry leader in Enterprise Storage and Servers powered by Open Source, today announced that it plans to implement a 100% channel and partner sales model for all its rack-based storage products. For over 20 years, iXsystems has used a hybrid direct and channel sales model to build a worldwide brand and user base for its rack-based product lines. To meet increasing demand for its award-winning TrueNAS Enterprise Storage, iXsystems is launching the iXsystems Partner Program (iXPP) and is moving to a channel-only sales model for TrueNAS and FreeNAS storage arrays, while continuing to offer its server product line through its existing hybrid direct and channel sales model.

OpenZFS: Stronger Than Ever
NOTE: This is historical content that may contain outdated information. The 2016 OpenZFS Developer Summit and Hackathon took place September 26th and 27th in San Francisco and showcased the amazing growth that OpenZFS is experiencing as a technology and a project. I...

EuroBSDcon 2016 Recap
This year’s EuroBSDCon was a little smaller than usual but it was still very exciting. As usual, the lineup of people and speakers never fails to impress. The conference social event was held before the first day at Belgrade Fortress. The fortress was absolutely...

SNIA SDC 2016 Recap: Michael Dexter
NOTE: This is historical content that may contain outdated information. For those not familiar with the Storage Networking Industry Association, SNIA is a standards body that spans legacy storage technologies like tape up through the latest flash and cloud...