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Deploying an Office Server In FreeBSD, With File Sharing and E-mail
FreeBSD is a modern and capable operating system (OS) which can be both robust and easily manageable if used in an office or a workgroup server environment. It supports the whole range of cutting edge Open-Source technologies, which makes using it a completely...
iXsystems Introduces TrueNAS Z50 TrueFlash with HGST Solid State Drives at VMWorld
TrueNAS Model Pairs the Performance of HGST Solid State Drives with the Power of ZFS and Takes Aim at Virtualization Market iXsystems unveils its TrueNAS Z50, also known as TrueFlash, to the public for the first time at VMworld 2014. TrueFlash is a new TrueNAS model...
Diabetes Youth Families
We’d like to take a moment to highlight the great work the folks over at Diabetes Youth Families do. DYF strives to improve the quality of life for children, teens, and families affected by diabetes by providing education and recreation programs within a supportive...
iXsystems to Host MeetBSD California 2014 at Western Digital in San Jose
Biennial BSD Tradition Returns this Fall for its Fourth Installment iXsystems today announced that the fourth biennial MeetBSD California conference will take place at Western Digital in San Jose on November 1st and 2nd. The two-day event will use a mixed unConference...
Database Query Optimization for Huge Databases
Occasionally, we have the opportunity to give the database engine a helping hand, and improve the performance of a long-running SQL query. We do this, by not performing the whole query in SQL. We know better than to perform ORDER BY in SQL (see ‘Embedded SQL.doc’);...
Network Analysis On a Storage Area Network Using Wireshark
Wireshark, originally known as Ethereal, is probably the most famous open source packet sniffer and network analysis tool available. This application supports about 1300 protocols through a vast number of filters. Functionalities such as traffic, protocol analysis,...
OSCON 2014 Recap
My experience at OSCon 2014 in Portland, Oregon was nothing short of interesting. It was my first tradeshow experience, but it went surprisingly well on the first day. Upon our arrival, we had a short opening reception that lasted about an hour. Many people actually...
iXsystems Unveils All-New TrueNAS Unified Storage Appliance Line
Updated storage appliances combine new management features with purpose-built, modular hardware and enhanced high availability functionality iXsystems today announces general availability of three all-new models of the TrueNAS Unified Storage Appliance. The new models...
SELF 2014 Recap
[fusion_text]This past weekend, Ken and Dru went to Charlotte, NC for this year’s Southeast Linuxfest. An estimated 500 people were in attendance throughout the conference, which took place from Friday morning until Sunday afternoon. Ken reported that the booth was...
TXLF 2014 Recap
This past weekend, Dru Lavigne and Josh Smith went to Austin, TX for this year’s annual Texas Linux Fest. Afterwards, they generously took the time to give us a recap of the event. TXLF went very well for the FreeBSD booth! Our table was one of the most popular...
