nas – Righteous Hack

Cheap Network Attached Storage Is Expensive.

2011/06/072011/06/06 by himuraken

The bottom line: you get what you pay for… In my limited IT experience (~20 years), I have seen it proven over and over that low-cost hardware costs a lot in the not so long run. This post is about NAS, but this premise is not limited to that particular device. In the course of … Read more

Open Source NAS – Openfiler Update

2010/02/252009/05/13 by habanero_joe

Open Source StorageThe online debate over Open Source storage options is fast and furious. The two common names that keep popping up are FreeNAS and Openfiler. Do a Twitter search for either and you will have an afternoon full of reading.I evaluated Openfiler (see April 7 post for Openfiler info) and have not looked back. … Read more