TrueNAS Podcast
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Ultimate guide to to get industry trends, in-depth analyses of open-source storage solutions, and professional perspectives. Every episode, which is hosted by the TrueNAS team, includes conversations with engineers, developers, and IT specialists about topics ranging from enterprise storage best practices to ZFS innovations. T3 offers useful information to help you optimise and innovate your storage system, regardless of your level of experience with TrueNAS or your level of exploration.
T3 Tech Talk Ep.52: TrueNAS 26 Plans, A Hardware Arms Race, and AI’s “MP3 Moment”?
On today’s episode of TrueNAS Tech Talk, Kris and Chris confirm what some of you were guessing – TrueNAS 26 is dropping the decimals! Find out the details about our new annual release cycle, how new features will be added, and the fish is cooked, no more codenames. We’ll look at some of the technical news from the past week – from Intel’s ZAM to WD’s “Dual Pivot” drives. Then it’s time for the soapbox – is AI about to have its “MP3 Moment”? From early CGI to self-driving cars, we’ll find the parallels of the past and look to the future. Finally, there’s time for some questions, including some ideas on USB booting.
T3 Tech Talk Ep.51: TrueNAS Virtualization Solutions – Docker, LXC, and KVM – Which to Use
On today’s TrueNAS Tech Talk, Kris and Chris will revisit the three virtualization technologies that you can use to run non-storage workloads on TrueNAS – Docker, LXC, and KVM. How do they impact performance and functionality, and which one’s right for you? They’ll also tackle some viewer questions about VDEV removal, and make suggestions around L2ARC and Special VDEVs for a user building a budget system in the midst of RAMmageddon.
T3 Tech Talk Ep.50: ZFS VDEV Types and ARC Interactions, New LXC Containers for TrueNAS 26
On today’s TrueNAS Tech Talk, it’s another round of technical information. Chris goes into the details on some of the additional VDEV types and how they interact with the ZFS Adaptive Replacement Cache (ARC) – should you make room for an extra SSD or two in your system? Kris also reveals the upcoming changes to the LXC Container ecosystem in TrueNAS 26 – now merged in the nightlies and ready for testing.
T3 Tech Talk Ep.49: The Care and Feeding of SSDs – TRIM and Charge Refresh
On today’s TrueNAS Tech Talk, Chris and Kris take on some SSD truisms and myths – does old data on SSDs “go stale” and actually read slower than freshly written? It does, and they’ll tell you how to help prevent both performance and data loss on your TrueNAS SSD pool – the best part is, you’re probably already doing it! We’ll also tidy up some of the questions around TRIM, why autotrim is off by default, and where you might find some pain points. Plus, we’re looking for your insight, comments, and suggestions on how to further enhance TrueNAS to help mitigate some of the issues of the component price crisis – from the mundane to the madhouse, we want to hear your ideas – even if you want to use a USB boot device again!
T3 Tech Talk Ep.48: Hybrid Storage is Back, and TrueNAS WebShare Tech Deep(er) Dive
With the AI-driven component price bubble in full swing, hybrid storage is making a comeback. Now if only there was a software-defined storage solution with a filesystem that handled hybrid SSD/HDD systems really well – anyone know one? Chris and Kris go through some of the existing and upcoming options to enhance your hybrid TrueNAS solution by combining SSD VDEVs with your HDDs. Later on, by viewer request, Kris digs deeper into the guts of WebShare – security design, back-end architecture, and the languages used. Plus, our first sponsor spot – it’s us! Get your TrueNAS swag at truenasmerch.com