iXsystems TrueCommand Cloud Launched

iXsystems officially launched its TrueCommand Cloud. With this cloud-based service, it is ideal for managed and unmanaged solution providers alike. The solution comes with a cost being very reasonable (Subscriptions start at $10 per month for managing up to 50 drives) and the ability TrueNAS can use Cloud storage services (S3, Backblaze, Azure, and many others). On top of the above, TrueNAS is able to be deployed as cloud instances (AWS, Azure, VMware). (more…)
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Podcast #72: Gregory Kurtzer, Rocky Linux

Last week Red Hat made a fundamental change to their plan with CentOS, dramatically changing both the tracking of RHEL and the end of life, which went from 2029 to 2021. CentOS is going to become CentOS Stream, which means it's now on an upstream continual release schedule. This means CentOS is now a preview of what's to come in RHEL rather than a community edition of existing RHEL builds. Enterprises that rely on a stable Linux distribution that mirrors RHEL, will have to make a change away from CentOS soon. (more…)
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Next-Gen Intel Optane Announced

At the Intel Memory and Storage 2020 event, the company announced the next-gen Intel Optane devices. This includes new SSDs for data centers, Intel Optane SSD P5800X, and for client use with the Intel Optane Memory H20. The company rolled out the 3rd generation of its Intel Optane persistent memory for cloud and enterprise customers. And in non-Optane news, Intel also announced a 144-layer QLC NAND SSD, the Intel SSD 670p, a 144-Layer TLC SSD in the Intel SSD D7-P5510, and another 144-Layer QLC SSD with the Intel SSD D5-P5316. (more…)
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Mac mini (M1, 2020) Review

The new Mac mini (2020) is powered by Apple's own M1 SoC rather than an Intel CPU. Conceptually, a lot has changed, though it should be business as usual for most people.
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