How do self-encrypting drives fit into an open source storage server? Well, before we dive into the premise of this blog, for those of you not familiar with SED drives, here’s a quick overview: What is a self-encrypting drive? A self-encrypting drive (SED) is a hard drive or a solid-state drive that encrypts itself. How does a self-encrypting drive work?…
Some people think Ceph is difficult, with a steep learning curve and a complicated maintenance process. But that's not the case. Ceph has come a long way in terms of simplicity and usability. It also has a number of tools to make deployment and maintenance a relatively pain-free task. What is Ceph? Ceph is open-source clustering software which links multiple…
Ransomware. It’s a word we’re being inundated with everywhere we turn. And rightfully so. Over the last few years, it has become more and more prevalent. And definitely a bigger concern for IT departments. Every week, it seems like we read another news story about the latest attack on an organization — sizes aren’t spared, either. Ransomware attacks are happening…
High-performance storage is becoming more and more essential for many organizations. During the pandemic, we saw a trend where a diverse range of organizations began upgrading their data storage to incorporate a flash component. This happened for a variety of reasons. Sometimes it was to enable remote work, where latency was a key component. Other times it was simply to…
If you want the best performance and fast access storage, you're looking for an all-flash storage server. And because the cost of SSDs has significantly dropped over the last few years, all-flash storage has become even more affordable and adopted among various industries. All-flash storage servers like our Stornado offer significantly improved performance over HDD, cooler running temperatures, and decreased…
Businesses and organizations run on data, making data storage a key factor of any successful business. Your organization's data should be fast, accessible and available when you need it. That's why more and more organizations are turning to clustered storage solutions. In this blog, we'll dive into the benefits of clustering your storage. But first, it's important to mention that…
If you've ever asked yourself that question, you're not alone. So what solution is best for your business and storing its data? Is it an on-location storage server, or are you better off storing your data on the cloud? Well, the truth is no one solution is better than the other because no two data storage needs are the same.…
Did you know that when you store your data on the Cloud, you hand over control over it? Yes, from a technical and legal standpoint — it still belongs to you, but let me explain. Unlike storing your data on location, with the Cloud, you never know where your data might end up. Cloud providers have data centers all over…
From customers to social channels, we've listened to your feedback to improve our server administration software, Houston. Today, we're excited to share our new Houston updates and features in this blog. Along with the updates, I also want to talk about the history of Houston and why it was important for us to build an easy-to-use system to manage data…
Let’s talk about a perfect pair — Proxmox and Houston UI. You’ve most likely heard us talk about Proxmox before, especially recently — now that we officially offer and support Proxmox on our 45Drives servers. We’ve been using Proxmox as our open source virtualization platform — particularly for our Ceph deployments, using Ceph’s RBDs, mounting them into Proxmox, then using…