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TrueNAS 27 is Here!
TL;DR: The release previously tested as TrueNAS 26 is now TrueNAS 27, starting with RC.1 in October 2026, because most users will run it during 2027 and the community asked for version numbers that match the year a release is deployed. The schedule is unchanged, and...
Storage Teams Rate TrueNAS Above Dell and HPE on Gartner Peer Insights
Enterprise storage usually forces a choice. You trade performance for cost, or simplicity for flexibility. When AI demand pushed DRAM and flash prices up, incumbent vendors passed the cost to buyers and kept pushing all-flash. While AI workloads land on infrastructure...
Choosing Storage for AI Workloads: File, Block, or Object?
It's tempting to treat file, block, and object storage as three competing options and just pick one. SNIA, the vendor neutral group that defines these categories, describes block storage as data handled in fixed size chunks, file storage as a stream of bytes...
TrueNAS 27 RC.1: The Feature Set
TL;DR TrueNAS 27 is the next major release of TrueNAS, built on OpenZFS 2.4 and Linux kernel 6.18. It was previously numbered TrueNAS 26. RC.1 is the first release candidate, and TrueNAS 27.0 is scheduled for early December 2026. Highlights: TrueSearch and WebShare:...
TrueNAS is Secure Storage
The first line of defense for any device or system on a network is the network itself. Following security best practices for endpoint and perimeter security is the foundation of data security. When properly configured on a secure network, TrueNAS further protects your...