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SATA vs SAS

SATA vs SAS – What’s Better to Use in Business

First, let’s have a look at the main variables related to such storage device connections that may help to understand the nature of SATA vs SAS rivalry. See how both ...

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Storage Requirements for Video Recording

Regardless of the sector of the media and entertainment industry, the specifics of each carry specific requirements for transferring, storing, writing, and reading data. The gaming sector brings together the ...

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RAID Choice

Which RAID Serves You Best – Speed, Protection, and Storage in Data Management

Nowadays, constant data access is a basis of many industries to ensure fluid operations. Lack of such access can result in a loss of credibility among customers, a complete halt ...

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Summary of 2022 at Open-E

In a Nutshell: Open-E in 2022

2022 was an intense time for Open-E. Needless to say, it was not an easy year and we suppose many other businesses are familiar with the situation. Still, we managed ...

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Hardware vs. software RAID

Is it worth using hardware RAID controllers with a ZFS-based Open-E JovianDSS?

Our support experts often hear the question if it’s ok to use RAID controllers with the ZFS-based Open-E JovianDSS data storage appliances. We decided to answer this question in the ...

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Data Storage Resilience

2023 is the Time for Data Storage Infrastructure Resilience

“At Open-E, we see how our partners and customers struggle with further market shocks. During the last few years, the data storage industry and our customers were exposed not only ...

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deduplication

Data Deduplication in ZFS – Yes or Not?

When you scroll through the different data storage articles and read about the file systems’ specifications, you might come across such a catchy term as “data deduplication”. In case you ...

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Cluster Distances with SAS Protocol

What is the Longest Possible Distance in a Cluster When Using a SAS protocol?

What are the cluster options while utilizing the SAS protocol? Is there any chance to create a stretched cluster while using SAS in the configuration? Those are the questions we’ve ...

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SSD, TRIM, and Garbage Collection

Another significant feature supported in Open-E JovianDSS Up29r2 is called SSD TRIM. It is necessary for the improved performance of the solid-state drives in your data storage solution and can ...

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Open-E JovianDSS and VMware

Open-E JovianDSS and VMware

There are a lot of options when it comes to which virtualization platform to choose when building a new system. Do you opt for the free and quick open-source ProxMox? ...

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