When setting up your network-attached storage (NAS) device, you have a few options for the filesystem. You could choose to run absolutely anything you desire, but I'm here to tell you that the correct ...

A new long-term support (LTS) version of Ubuntu is coming out in April, and Canonical just announced a major addition that will please anyone interested in file storage. Ubuntu 16.04 will include the ...

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 ...

As we all enter month three of the COVID-19 pandemic and look for new projects to keep us engaged (read: sane), can we interest you in learning the fundamentals of computer storage? Quietly this ...

File systems guard all the data in your computer, but most are based on 20-30 year old architectures that put your data at risk with every I/O. The open source ZFS from Sun Oracle claims high data ...

Linux kernel head Linus Torvalds has warned engineers against adding a module for the ZFS filesystem that was designed by Sun Microsystems – and now owned by Oracle – due to licensing issues. As ...