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iXsystems Sponsors Nzega Digital Library Initiative
FreeNAS Mini Storage Appliance to form core of Digital Book Archive iXsystems, an industry leader in Open Source enterprise server and storage solutions, recently agreed to donate two FreeNAS Mini network storage appliances to the Nzega Digital Library Initiative...
BSDCan 2014 – Craig’s Recap
Craig Rodrigues, iXsystems’ Software Engineer, had a very productive time at BSDCan. In addition to several talks, Craig also worked with other attendees on continuous integration and testing in FreeBSD. On May 15, Craig led the working group “Continuous Testing with...
BSDCan 2014 – John’s Recap
This year I arrived at BSDCan a day late due to issues in Chicago. However, upon arrival I hit the Royal Oak and chatted up the OpenBSD guys that are always there. They showed me how well ‘suspend’ and ‘resume’ worked on their laptops. © Ollivier Robert I was able to...
BSDCan 2014 – Dru’s Recap
As always, BSDCan is a jam-packed week full of opportunities to network and work with other FreeBSD committers and users in person. © Ollivier Robert For some of us, the week began on Monday when most of the FreeBSD Foundation board of directors met for two days to...
TeraFiler Preview
In anticipation of our anti-vibration rack test, we thought we’d give you a sneak peek of the system we’ll be using to measure the results. Say hello to the TeraFiler. The system features a dual node head with 16 drives in a 3U chassis and 8 external SAS controller...
iXsystems, Inc.’s TrueNAS Achieves VMware Ready™ Status
NOTE: This is historical content that may contain outdated information. TrueNAS 9.2.1 has achieved VMware’s highest level of endorsement May 14, 2014, San Jose, CA — iXsystems, Inc., an industry leader in Open-Source-friendly enterprise servers and storage solutions ,...
Green Platform Anti-Vibration Test
A popular video making the rounds in the storage industry is a demonstration of the effects of vibration on the performance of spinning disks. We at iXsystems decided that this new discovery merits more investigation so we decided to run our own tests. The rack we're...
Setting up your first NAS with FreeNAS by Benjamin Milman
On April 27, 2014, Ben Milman gave a talk to a packed room during the 15th annual LinuxFest Northwest. The presentation taught newcomers to open source operating systems how to set up a Network Attached Storage device for their home or office using the FreeNAS...
LFNW 2014 Recap
Bellingham, we meet again! Last weekend, the iXsystems team attended the 15th annual Linuxfest Northwest conference where we staffed a booth on behalf of the FreeBSD Foundation. A record-breaking 1600 attendees showed up this year. The conference itself was very...
FreeBSD Developers’ Update
It’s been a while since we showcased some of our behind-the-scenes efforts, so here’s a quick update on what certain members of iXsystems have been working on for the FreeBSD community. Craig Rodrigues recently published a status update in the latest FreeBSD quarterly...
