Open ZFS vs. Btrfs | and other file systems

Open ZFS vs. Btrfs | and other file systems

Our Senior Analyst’s take on this week’s Btrfs news from Red Hat I don’t know who said it first but hats off to them: “The only thing worse than competition is no competition.” This adage applies equally to market making where no competition can mean...
ZFS vs. OpenZFS

ZFS vs. OpenZFS

NOTE: This is historical content that may contain outdated information. You’ve probably heard us say a mix of “ZFS” and “OpenZFS” and an explanation is long-overdue. Our Senior Analyst clears up what ZFS and OpenZFS refer to and how they differ. I admit that we geeks...
Run S3 Object Storage on FreeNAS and TrueNAS

Run S3 Object Storage on FreeNAS and TrueNAS

This is historic content that may contain outdated information. For the newest information on FreeNAS and TrueNAS, please visit TrueNAS.com or read our latest Blogs. S3 is an object storage provided by many major cloud providers including Amazon Web Services™ and is...
Sync Files to Dropbox with TrueNAS or FreeNAS

Sync Files to Dropbox with TrueNAS or FreeNAS

Dropbox is one of the most common file-sharing services around, with over 500 million registered users and 400 billion pieces of content. The platform makes it easy to upload content, share links to files, and has free and business versions so organizations can tailor...
TrueNAS M-Series Turns Tech Buzz into Music

TrueNAS M-Series Turns Tech Buzz into Music

NVMe and other advances in non-volatile memory technology are generating a lot of buzz in the enterprise technology industry, and rightly so. As providers integrate these technologies into storage systems, they are closing the gap between the dramatic advances in...
Important Security Update for TrueNAS & FreeNAS

Important Security Update for TrueNAS & FreeNAS

NOTE: Netatalk is included in TrueNAS & FreeNAS. However, this vulnerability only impacts those who have the AFP service enabled in TrueNAS & FreeNAS. A new version of Netatalk (3.1.12) has been released that addresses a security vulnerability (CVE-2018-1160)...