TrueNAS M-Series Turns Tech Buzz into Music

TrueNAS M-Series Turns Tech Buzz into Music

The TrueNAS M50 integrates multiple buzz-worthy technologies to deliver large amounts of low-latency storage. The M-Series accelerates a broad range of workloads–safely and economically. Speaking of economics, according to the iXsystems website, TrueNAS storage can be expanded for less than $100/TB. That should be music to the ears of business people everywhere.

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December FreeNAS Plugins Updates

December FreeNAS Plugins Updates

FreeNAS 11.2-RELEASE introduced a new framework for Plugins and Jails. The goal of the new framework is to: Make it easier to install, manage, and update Plugins and Jails as an end-user. Provide an easy-to-use infrastructure for Plugins creators to create Plugins and...

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Why SATA-DOMs Are Better than USB Drives for Booting Up Your FreeNAS System

Fair warning: this is mostly a rant. This rant was mostly inspired by discussions about whether it is safe to remove a thumb drive without ejecting it from the computer, and from a wonderful article about mirroring boot devices in FreeNAS. The non-rant version is: mirror your FreeNAS boot device, back up the configuration often, […]

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LISA 2018 Recap

LISA 2018 Recap

USENIX held their annual Large Installation System Administration (LISA) conference this year in Nashville, Tennessee. 2018 marks the 32nd consecutive year of LISA! The main event ran from Monday, October 29th to Tuesday, October 30th with additional talks for attendees on the Wednesday after the exhibit hall closed.

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Introducing the Asigra TrueNAS Backup Appliance

Introducing the Asigra TrueNAS Backup Appliance

The recent release of TrueNAS®11.1-U6 introduces a new built-in service that seamlessly integrates with Asigra Backup software. With this integration, an existing TrueNAS® system can be configured as backing storage for Asigra backup clients while simultaneously performing all the responsibilities of a traditional network attached storage system.

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Ohio LinuxFest 2018 Recap

Ohio LinuxFest 2018 Recap

Ohio Linux Fest 2018 was held in Columbus at the Hyatt Regency. Warren Block, Dru Lavigne, and JT Pennington attended from iXsystems and staffed the FreeBSD booth in the expo area.

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