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.
We are pleased to announce that industry analyst firm DCIG just gave the TrueNAS Z20 and TrueNAS Z30 an “Excellent” rating in their 2015-2016 Midsize Enterprise Storage Array Buyer’s Guide. This is an outstanding testament to the growing recognition that TrueNAS is...
I am often asked if the two storage controllers in a TrueNAS high availability configuration are active/active or active/passive. They’re neither. They’re “active/standby.” Allow me to explain the difference. In the case of an active/passive and active/standby disk...
If you’ve noticed, we don’t publish IOPS or latency numbers for TrueNAS or FreeNAS storage. Now, we realize if you’re comparing storage solutions by looking at brochures and fact sheets, this might be frustrating, but I assure you we don’t do it because we’re hiding anything. In fact, it’s quite the opposite. We do it because it’s in your best interest.
I’m excited to announce the release of version 9.3 of our TrueNAS Storage Appliance software. Simply put, this is the best release in our enterprise storage line yet. The first thing you’ll notice is a simplified and redesigned Web UI. We’ve removed the interface tabs...
NOTE: This is historical content that may contain outdated information. View the newest version of the blog here. “What’s the difference between TrueNAS and FreeNAS? Is TrueNAS just FreeNAS installed on a server?” If you look at the software feature list, there aren’t a ton of differences. So really….what’s the difference? The first difference […]