The world’s number one open-source operating system, TrueNAS brings the performance and features of the legendary OpenZFS file system in an easy to use package. Available in two free and open-source software versions, TrueNAS also comes as a professionally-supported Enterprise solution when coupled with iXsystems branded hardware.
Make your OpenStack cloud more resilient with iXsystems’ TrueNAS all-flash and hybrid arrays. Both open source solutions, OpenStack and TrueNAS storage arrays complement each other making it an ideal storage solution for your OpenStack cloud software platform. Cinder...
NetApp is Amazing! Yes, you heard me correctly. NetApp is indeed an amazing company. They were pioneers in networked file storage, made many great products over the years, and did a fantastic job of hiring great people to build the company’s culture. These were the ingredients of the secret sauce that made NetApp special. So why would I ever leave NetApp to join iXsystems?
Integrating a new data storage system into an existing VMware environment can challenge even the most experienced administrator. How do you integrate the new storage into VMware while minimizing operational impact? Which VMs should move to the new storage? How do you...
TrueNAS Hybrid and All Flash Storage Arrays from iXsystems supports VMware SIOC using either Fibre Channel, iSCSI, or NFSv3 attached datastores. With TrueNAS from iXsystems, you have the flexibility of using either NFSv3, Fibre Channel or iSCSI protocols to provide storage for your ESXi environment. Having a multiprotocol storage system provides the flexibility to fit into any data center environment. iXsystems recommends you use iSCSI for your VMware datastores.
Many All-Flash Array (AFA) storage vendors claim that their all-flash array can meet the performance and capacity requirements of every storage use case. The reality is that, even if your budget is limitless, there are still several factors to be weighed when considering flash-based arrays.
“Software-Defined Storage” or SDS for short is a buzzword that has created not only impressive excitement, but also significant confusion. From Software-Managed Storage to Hardware-Agnostic Storage, “SDS” needs clarification before you make your next buying decision.
Recently IBM announced the end of life of the DS series, requiring users to move their data to a new storage array when their support coverage ends. IBM asked users to move to the Storwize V3700 storage array. Instead of sticking with IBM and worrying about moving...
Recently Dell announced an all-flash version of their SC4020 Array that they position as more economical than other All-Flash Arrays. In this article we cover six ways that a TrueNAS storage array is the real storage disruptor and explain where TrueNAS provides better value than the Dell SC4020.
Most storage vendors don’t talk about the file systems under the hood of their products, and for good reason: Your average file system is taking few precautions to guarantee the integrity of your data and never will. Learn how OpenZFS compares to other file systems found in popular storage products and why it powers every storage product that we sell.
If you ask a vendor for a quote for 30TB of storage, do you get 30TB of usable storage? You will from iXsystems, but from the others you will not get it as often as you might expect. This blog post details what you get with iXsystems and how some vendors entice you with their myth of storage capacity.
