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Alright so choosing the right RAID level is really going to depend on what is most important for you and the application you're going to be using. Read more...

So a ZFS snapshot is a copy of a data-set or a volume that takes up nearly zero space and can be created almost instantly due to the way ZFS works with its copy-on-write system. Read more...

So before we dive in I thought first I would just give a little explanation on what RAID is and why it's useful. Read more...

Alright, so for best practice number one we're going to talk about ZFS installs. So you're always going to want to install ZFS on a 64-bit kernel. Read more...

So ZFS kinda is very transactional in how it makes a right. It's almost more like a database than a streaming file system, and this way it's very atomic... Read more...

ZFS is an advanced file system that offers many beneficial features such as pooled storage, data scrubbing, capacity and more. Read more...

ZFS, the file system for FreeNAS, has its own software RAID implementations. They are named differently but are functionally identical to normal RAID. Read more...

This week, Brett teases an upcoming module release for Houston that promises to make deploying Ceph clusters, a breeze!... Read more...

we have one of our data storage specialists Spencer give you a run down of how to add two-factor authentication for Houston.... Read more...

This week, our lead engineer, Brett Kelly, gives us a rundown of the final module update for our July 6th Houston UI release... Read more...

In this week's tech tip, our lead engineer, Brett Kelly gives us a rundown of what's new inside our ZFS module and gives a sneak peek at what our final module update will be before our July 6th release.... Read more...

Our lead engineer, Brett Kelly gives us another sneak peek at a new module for Houston. In the second video of our "get em' out of the command line" Houston series, we show off a visual benchmarking module that quickly and easily gives you performance stats for your storage system... Read more...

Our lead engineer, Brett Kelly gives us a sneak peak at an anticipated new module that our R&D team has been working on within Houston. Check out this video to find out why we built a visual file-explorer for Cockpit.... Read more...

Part two of our three-part series on switching an existing server running FreeNAS over to Ubuntu and Houston. Last week, part one focused on alerts and monitoring. This week, Brett shows you how to set up automated snapshots and backing up your data using our Houston Command Center. Read more...

We answer a user-submitted question about the features of our Houston Command Center. This video is one in a three part series on how to switch an existing server running FreeNAS over to Houston running on Ubuntu. Read more...

A step-by-step walkthrough to show users how to set up a Storinator using a fresh install of Ubuntu and our Houston Command Center. Read more...

An awesome overview of the ZFS and hardware modules inside 45Drives new user interface - Houston. He shows how easy it is to set up storage pools, shares, snapshots, and more. Read more...

This week, Brett talks about new items that are going to be officially launched on August 24th. Along with our previous release of Houston modules, we will also be updating the main Cockpit interface to its newest version. The developers of Cockpit are always updating their core platform, and we want to ensure that we stay up-to-date as well...Read more...

Our Technology Education Manager, Ashely introduces a newsletter series called "The Direct Wire". Interested in becoming a member? Visit our website today to learn more, and become a member of The Direct Wire.... Read more...

Filecoin is the name. And we've been getting a whole lot of interest in it lately. So, I'm going to go through what it is, how you might be able to use a Storinator to take part in the network and then also some of the history on it as well. Read more...

We walk you through how to move your VMs from ESXi to Proxmox. Please note: The process outlined in the video will also work for oVirt, but users will want to use the QEMU-IMG tool rather than the QM tool. Read more...

Alright, so what is Ansible? Ansible is an open source framework tool for administering, updating, pretty much anything you'd ever need to do with your IT infrastructures. Read more...

Here at 45 Drives we have a few characteristics that are at the core of our identity, and one of those is being... Read more...

When most people use S3 (Simple Storage Service), the first thing they think about is Amazon Cloud Storage... Read more...

Ashley talks about the differences between disaster recovery and high availability when it comes to your storage infrastructure... Read more...

Storinators use a remote management interface called IPMI, which stands for intelligent platform management interface. Read more...

Split brain is a state of a server cluster where nodes diverge from each other and have conflicts. Read more...

Planning out your business continuity can take time, but it could be a significant cost saver in the long run. Read more...

A NAS, or network-attached storage server, is a device that serves as a central location for data storage on your own network. Read more...

When you need reliability, high performance at a larger capacity - enterprise drives are the best option for a trouble-free operation. Read more...

So as I touched on in a previous video, the IPMI is a great interface for system administrators to manage their server. And it does this by way of the BMC or the... Read more...

Brett Kelly here for another 45Drives Tuesday Tech Tip, except this week, it's less of a tip and more of a story people ask all the time. And we love telling the story, frankly. Where do you come from, what is the origin story of 45 Drives? So let's get into it. Read more...

What is STaaS? STaaS stands for storage-as-a-service, and it's part of the whole trend towards renting or subscribing to some sort of IT infrastructure, which probably started with software-as-a-service or SaaS. Let's come back to STaaS in a little while. But first, let's talk about why it exists in the first place. Read more...

Introducing two new products from 45Drives; the Mi4 and the C8. These front loading servers are perfect for storage infrastructures that need to be affordable and high-performing but don't necessarily need a massive amount of storage. Read more...

An update on our operating system of choice going forward for our server products. You may have heard that IBM and RedHat are "killing off" CentOS Linux. This has forced us to be a little more strategic, as we choose a new primary operating system going forward. Read more...

Ashley talks about the advantages and longevity of a 45Drives storage server compared to those provided by legacy vendors. She talks about "planned obsolescence" and how some legacy vendors plan to have a pre-determined life for their hardware. Read more...

Alright, so the story begins with Protocase. So for those who are unaware, (Protocase, I’m wearing the hat today) Protocase is 45 Drives’ parent company. Read more...

we have one of our data storage specialists Spencer give you a run down of what to expect after you purchase a configured storage server from 45Drives. Read more...

Brett focuses in on one of the major mechanical improvements of the Storinator which is the modular drive cages. These drive cages will improve user feel and serviceability when it comes to managing your Storinator storage server. Read more...

Brett focuses in on one of the major improvements of the Storinator which is the direct-wired backplanes. These backplanes give us the ability for hot swapping and staggered spin-up. Read more...

Okay, so the Storinator storage pod is essentially a bunch of hard drives or SSD’s, if you see in our Stornado, attached to a motherboard, and how do you attach all these drives to a... Read more...

We continue on with an in-depth look at PetaSAN with benchmark testing using our starter storage cluster of (3) AV15 servers. Read more...

An in-depth overview of PetaSAN; a great purpose-built appliance for Ceph iSCSI storage. Read more...

We talk about the two ways that Ceph is exported with iSCSI via "the Red Hat way" and the "SUSE Linux way". Plus, Brett introduces PetaSAN which is a purpose-built appliance for Ceph iSCSI storage. Read more...

we're going to talk about network connections and specifically all the different types of network connections you could have in a storage server, including the 45 Drives storage server. Read more...

So NFS is a distributed file system protocol that was developed way back in 1984 by Sun Microsystems, but today it's considered an open standard which means anyone can use it... Read more...

Network bonding is where you take two or more network interfaces and you combine them into a single logical network interface. This can be great for... Read more...