Mission Complete: Spin The Yarn Productions
Has FreeNAS, FreeBSD, OpenZFS, TrueNAS, or iXsystems hardware and support ever helped you complete your mission?
Stephen with Spin The Yarn Productions in the United Kingdom wrote in with his story about how FreeNAS has become an indispensable tool in his motion graphics and animation work flow.
“Since working with our FreeNAS system “Nigel” all these months, we’re happy to say that it’s one of the most important investments we’ve made in the business so far.”
Read Stephen’s full story below and we invite you to tell your story at ixsystems.com/missioncomplete
Best of luck on your next mission!
iXsystems TrueNAS Arrays Improve Scalability to Almost 5PB per Rack
iXsystems, the industry leader in storage and servers driven by Open Source, officially announced the TrueNAS E60 expansion shelf. Adding a TrueNAS E60 to a TrueNAS Z35 enables scaling to 3.84PB, a 150% improvement in addressable capacity, and does so in only 35U of rack space, less than half the rack space of other enterprise storage vendors. A density of over 100TB per rack unit allows for a deployment of almost 5PB in a 48U rack.
10 Things Your CIO Should Know About TrueNAS
We could write volumes about all the benefits of TrueNAS and why it should be in your workplace. For the sake of brevity, however, we’ve narrowed it down to ten things your CIO should know about TrueNAS before deciding on a storage solution. 1. It’s Both a SAN and a...
#MissionComplete Best Stories | The ZFS ZIL/SLOG Demystified | Issue #27
Hello FreeNAS Users, The best October #MissionComplete stories are in! Also in this month’s issue, find out everything you need to know about ZFS ZIL and SLOG, the latest industry accolades received by TrueFlash, and a trip report from SeaGL. Cheers, The FreeNAS Team October #MissionComplete Best Stories We received so many great #MissionComplete stories […]
The ZFS ZIL and SLOG Demystified
The ZIL and SLOG are two of the most misunderstood concepts in ZFS and hopefully this will clear things up
Why I Chose FreeNAS When I Started My Own Landscape Architecture Firm
After fourteen years of working in the field of landscape architecture, I decided to start my own firm. I have always considered myself a quick learner when it comes to software programs and enjoy the challenge of learning new ones. Knowing my way around computer hardware, on the other hand, was another matter. I did […]
October #MissionComplete Best Stories
We received so many great #MissionComplete stories that we had no choice but to declare a tie for October’s best!
The first Amazon Gift Card and FreeNAS T-shirt goes to Justin Vare:
“When it comes to data integrity, security, and dependability in storage, FreeNAS has no competition”
The second Amazon Gift Card and FreeNAS T-shirt goes to Todd Russell:
“Thanks for not holding anything back in giving it away free so that people like me can use it at home and to help others.”
Read their full stories below and tell us how you have used FreeNAS, FreeBSD, TrueNAS, OpenZFS or iXsystems hardware to complete your mission!
Good luck on your next mission!
TrueNAS Z50 “TrueFlash” Delivers a Feature Rich, Enterprise-Class, All-Flash Storage Array for Every Customer
iXsystems, an industry leader in storage and servers driven by Open Source, today announced that its TrueNAS arrays continue to receive accolades from industry research firm DCIG. The TrueNAS Z50 “TrueFlash” array ranked “Excellent” in the DCIG 2015-2016 All-Flash Array Buyer’s Guide. This news comes just months after DCIG awarded the TrueNAS Z20 with an “Excellent” rating in their 2015-2016 Small/Midsize Enterprise (SME) Hybrid Storage Buyer’s Guide. DCIG also awarded the TrueNAS Z30 an “Excellent” in their 2015-2016 Midsize Enterprise Hybrid Storage Buyer’s Guide.
FreeNAS: A Worst Practices Guide
There are many best practices guides for managing storage solutions out there, but a lot of how you administer your storage depends on your specific use case and what you’re trying to accomplish. While we have created a best practices for FreeNAS, we also decided to take a look at what you don’t want to […]
Defeating CryptoLocker Attacks with ZFS
NOTE: This is historical content that may contain outdated information. Plextec is a Canadian managed services provider that uses FreeNAS exclusively to provide Windows and GNU/Linux virtual servers to over 200 companies using XenServer. I spoke with Plextec CTO Todd Ladouceur about how Plextec routinely defeats CryptoLocker ransomware attacks with ZFS and FreeNAS. Michael: Todd, […]