We are going through a transformational change in the workplace and working from home (WFH) is no longer an option or a “nice to have.” It is a requirement. Fortunately, for the past two decades, we have been developing virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) to enable this transformation. When people think of VDI, they often think
Early this year, Microsoft released a free built-in Windows File Recovery tool for Windows 10 users. This command-line app is available in the Microsoft Store, and it allows Windows 10 users to recover files that have been deleted from local storage devices and can’t be restored from the Recycle Bin. Local storage devices include internal
Qumulo File System is Qumulo’s unique software-defined distributed file system that spans the data center, private and public cloud. Its software is built for the hybrid cloud, allowing it to run on pre-configured and pre-qualified industry standard hardware platforms, as well as natively across multiple public clouds. In our lab, we had the opportunity to
Hardly a week goes by that we don’t hear from an IT vendor about the impact their solutions have on orgs that are involved in artificial intelligence, deep learning, machine learning or edge intelligence. The problem however is material insights on how these solutions impact the performance of each of these tasks is lacking. Recently
Recently we had the honor to have Kris Moore, from iXsystems, at the StorageReview premises, to discuss and live demo the new features of TrueNAS CORE version 12.0. This “new” product was revealed two months ago with the unification decision of FreeNAS and TrueNAS. TrueNAS CORE is one of the three versions of TrueNAS Open
TrueNAS CORE is the evolution of the code base of FreeNAS. We had a great live stream with Brian Beeler and Kris Moore from iXsystems that demos the new capabilities TrueNAS CORE has to offer. The video embedded below is a great starting point to get up to speed on what’s new in TrueNAS CORE.
In the first quarter of 2020, Intel released the NUC 9 Pro, their most powerful Next Unit of Computing (NUC) system to date. We had a chance to take an initial look at this new system in one of its variants, the NUC9VXQNX, which came with RAM, storage, and a graphics card. In our review,
Today’s world is ruled by digital technology, where the Internet of Things (IoT) plays a prominent role for our everyday life and to enterprise businesses. IoT is a technology that, simply put, transforms any tech device into a more intelligent one. These are always-connected devices taking advantage of cloud computing, allowing sharing and analyzing data
In December 2019 Dell Technologies announced the latest version of Dell EMC’s out-of-band management solution, iDRAC9 4.00.00.00. The Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller (iDRAC) is designed to make server administrators more productive, allowing them to deploy, monitor, update, and manage PowerEdge servers, both locally and remotely. In the latest firmware release, Dell EMC introduced many
Among the significant challenges faced by storage administrators are the fast-paced evolution of technologies and the operation of the ever-growing storage environments. With these challenges, managing storage systems becomes more complex, and sometimes, even substantial training is required. Administrators are required to make quick provisioning decisions, generate reports, and ensure the health of all systems
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