San Jose, CA – April 17, 2025. TrueNAS® is proud to announce that the TrueNAS H30 storage system has been awarded two prestigious Best of Show Awards at this year’s NAB Show, as recognized by both ITPro and TVBEurope. These dual accolades underscore the H30’s position as a transformative solution for demanding media workflows and content creation environments.
As the flagship system in the TrueNAS H-Series, the H30 combines performance, efficiency, and data protection in a compact 2U form factor. Recognized for its relevance to today’s high-resolution, real-time production needs, the H30 stood out for its ability to support modern broadcast, VFX, and post-production workflows through a flexible hybrid architecture, efficient design, and enterprise-grade data protection. The back-to-back honors reflect growing industry confidence in TrueNAS as a powerful alternative to proprietary storage solutions.
“These awards are not just a celebration of technical excellence,” said Brett Davis, Executive Vice President at TrueNAS. “They validate our mission to provide powerful, open, and affordable enterprise storage solutions that empower creative professionals without locking them into proprietary ecosystems.”
Performance-Driven Innovation
Designed for today’s high-bandwidth, real-time media workloads, the TrueNAS H30 offers:
- Unrivaled Throughput. Sustains up to 8–10 GB/s to support the most demanding post-production and broadcast environments.
- Flexible Configuration. Supports custom combinations of NVMe flash and HDDs to meet specific performance and capacity needs.
- Enterprise Reliability. Built on OpenZFS with optional High Availability, offering 99.999% uptime and ransomware-resistant snapshots for around-the-clock data protection.
- Operational Efficiency. Reduces power, cooling, and rack space requirements for up to 30% lower TCO.
Powered by a 20-core Intel® Xeon® processor and up to 256 GB ECC memory, the H30 accelerates AI/ML tasks, VM consolidation, and parallel workflows with ease.
A Community-Driven Milestone
The H30’s award-winning architecture was shaped in close collaboration with the TrueNAS community of developers, media professionals, and enterprise users. Every feature reflects real-world feedback and a shared commitment to innovation without compromise.
These honors at NAB 2025 mark a significant milestone for TrueNAS and reaffirms its role as a leader in open storage for media creation, broadcast, and beyond.
To learn more about the TrueNAS H30 or request a demo, visit: www.truenas.com/h-series
About TrueNAS
TrueNAS is the world’s most trusted open storage platform, relied on by millions of users and a majority of Fortune 500™ companies. Powered by the acclaimed OpenZFS file system, TrueNAS delivers scalable, unified storage with unmatched reliability and performance. TrueNAS Enterprise combines data center grade hardware and professional support to meet the demands of enterprise users, providing cost-effective, modern data storage solutions.
Learn more at www.truenas.com.