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iXsystems Develops New GEOM-based FreeBSD RAID Driver
iXsystems has recently completed work on graid, a revised software-assisted RAID driver for FreeBSD. The graid driver replaces the existing ataraid driver with a new GEOM-based implementation. This allows graid to create stable, OS-independent software RAID arrays....
iXsystems Teams with Fusion-io to Deliver FreeNAS™ Appliance
iXsystems is proud to announce it is collaborating with server-deployed memory innovator Fusion-io to introduce the Titan FreeNAS™ Pro Appliance. Fusion-io provides a next generation storage memory platform for data decentralization that significantly improves...
FreeBSD Foundation Announces GEM/KMS/DRI Video Driver Project
The FreeBSD Foundation is pleased to announce that Konstantin Belousov has been awarded a grant to implement support of GEM, KMS, and DRI for Intel Drivers. This project is being co-sponsored by iXsystems. The project is to implement GEM, port KMS, and write new DRI...
New Opportunities to Learn About BSD in 2011
The New Year has arrived, bringing with it new beginnings and opportunities for iXsystems. This year we plan to evolve as an organization taking our business to new heights, while promising to meet our goals. Most importantly, we hope to build new relationships by...
Doug White on RAIDZilla
I recently had a chance to sit down with Doug White, Senior Test Engineer at iXsystems, and discuss with him some of the upcoming products that we’re so excited for. Chief among them is codename ‘RAIDZilla’. It’s still a little bit under wraps, but far enough along...
iXsystems Announces the iX-Neutron 10G Rackmount Server Series
iXsystems today introduced the iX-2216-10G and iX-1204-10G servers to cater to the increasing demand for 10 Gigabit Ethernet (10GbE) technology. 10GbE has moved past the early adoption stage and is rapidly becoming the mainstay for the backbone of enterprise and...
iXsystems Releases FreeNAS™ 8 Beta
FreeNAS™, an Open Source Storage Platform based on FreeBSD, supports sharing across Windows, Apple, and UNIX-like systems. Both home and business users can share media across an entire network. Other features include FTP, data replication, iSCSI, and support...
MeetBSD Recap and BSDTalk Podcasts
We are pleased to report that MeetBSD California 2010 was a tremendous success. With the help of the unConference format, attendees were able to talk about the topics of greatest interest and relevance to them. Discussions on the first day resolved issues with...
Fall Festivities and Upcoming Tradeshows
As fall sets in, our tradeshow season picks up once again. Within the Open Source community, there are many opportunities to attend a variety of shows and learn about the latest and greatest technologies in the world of Open Source. This fall, iXsystems will be at a...
FreeBSD Mall Donates FreeBSD Discs to NSRC Workshops in Africa
The FreeBSD Mall, a provider of high quality FreeBSD software, documentation, support, and services to the open source community, recently donated FreeBSD CDs and DVDs to the NSRC (Network Startup Resource Center) for UNIX / FreeBSD workshops being held in Malawi and...