Last week frequent contributor _dietrich drew everyone's attention to a piece by Timothy Morgan comparing various low to mid range Unix and Windows servers from a "bang for the buck" perspective. It's ...

A mirror only lets you use one disk in a stack in usable space (50%, or less if for some reason you want a double redundant mirror, i.e. three disks). A RAID-Z ...

Whether you’re a newcomer to the home lab ecosystem or a data hoarder with many years under the belt, you’ve probably heard about RAID levels. After all, RAID, or Redundant Array of Independent (or ...

Whether you’re planning to put together a custom NAS or just want to buy a pre-built storage server, it’s a good idea to thoroughly research your components. The same goes for the operating system, as ...

In the realm of modern data management, few technologies hold as much promise and versatility as the ZFS file system. Originally developed by Sun Microsystems for their Solaris operating system, ZFS ...

Building a home server can seem like a daunting task, but with the right tools and approach, you can create a powerful, scalable system tailored to your specific needs. This guide provides a ...

You may have read that Apple is baking ZFS, Sun’s Zettabyte File System, into Leopard. The flavor and extent of ZFS support in Leopard is an open question. ZFS, however, is very real and readily ...

The CRN Test Center this month took a close look at the ZFS Storage Appliance 7420, Oracle's latest low-cost, flash-optimized storage hardware for high-performance transactional systems. In the ZFS, ...

QNAP has recently officially launched the latest version of its ZFS-based NAS operating system, QuTS hero h5.1.0. This new release is packed with features and updates that enhance the system’s ...