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FreeNas Podcast special

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Desenvolvedores anunciam fim da distribuição TrueOS

Uma das distribuições mais famosas do mundo BSD chegou ao fim: os desenvolvedores da TtueOS anunciam o fim da distribuição. Portanto, após um longo período, o TrueOS não está mais sendo mantido como o promissor downstream do FreeBSD que, por um tempo, ofereceu, sem dúvida, a melhor experiência de desktop BSD pronta para o uso.

O TrueOS, anteriormente conhecido como PC-BSD, está morto. Kris Moore,…

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The Neptune 2200 server family brings you up to 44 cores, up to 96TB storage, and up to 1.5TB of memory, all in a 2U form factor. Some configurations come with dual 10Gb Ethernet and flexible PCI-E expansion options that allow you to fully customize the perfect solution, making it the most flexible server family in the iXsystems line. Neptune 2200 servers can be configured to tackle nearly any business application that’s thrown at it: hadoop, virtualization, database, business continuity, cloud, and the list goes on…

Figure: iXsystems Neptune 2224H Rack Server Family

[dcinfrastructure2018-blog]

The Neptune 2200 server family brings you up to 44 cores, up to 96TB storage, and up to 1.5TB of memory, all in a 2U form factor. Some configurations come with dual 10Gb Ethernet and flexible PCI-E expansion options that allow you to fully customize the perfect solution, making it the most flexible server family in the iXsystems line. Neptune 2200 servers can be configured to tackle nearly any business application that’s thrown at it: hadoop, virtualization, database, business continuity, cloud, and the list goes on…

Figure:  iXsystems Neptune 2208HT Rack Server Family

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Building a Better Backup Appliance - iXsystems Briefing Note

Latest @georgeacrump Note: Building a Better Backup Appliance - iXsystems

When it comes to storing backup data, IT professionals have a lot of options from which to choose. Dedicated backup appliances tend to be the most popular selection. Another option is using the backup software’s built-in storage capabilities and building an appliance from commodity hardware. The problem with both of these options is their dedication to the task, leaving the storage and hardware…

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For SDS on NAS, Hardware Matters - iXsystems Briefing Note

Latest @georgeacrump Note: For SDS on NAS, Hardware Matters - iXsystems

A well established concept in the Network Attached Storage (NAS) market is Software Defined Storage (SDS). SDS is tailor-made for NAS, as a file system is, after all, a software construct and it should run on any hardware. While SDS is a natural fit in NAS, the hardware still matters, and it is necessary to optimize the software for the capabilities of that hardware, in order to obtain optimal…

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Adding Object Storage Capabilities To NAS - iXsystems Briefing Note

New @georgeacrump Note: Adding Object Storage Capabilities To NAS - iXsystems #FMS2017

Object storage is rising in popularity in data centers of all sizes. While many object storage vendors try to position it to be a replacement for NAS, doing so requires the vendor to provide some form of emulation so the data center can continue to use NFS and SMB. What if the problem was solved from the other direction, adding object storage capabilities to the NAS system? That’s exactly what iX…

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Weekly Storage Podcast: Docker Storage Deep Dive and Common Data Protection Mistakes

New Friday Podcast "#Docker Storage Deep Dive and Common #DataProtection Mistakes"

This week we are going to take a dive into a “whale” of a topic…Docker. We are also going to sit down with Storage Switzerland’s, newest analyst, Joseph Ortiz, to get his insights on the most common data protection mistakes based on his 30+ years of experiencing troubleshooting data protection solutions. Finally, we will wrap with a quick look at the news and briefings we had in the past few…

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