Author Archive For: Janusz Bak

Open-E as storage for virtualization

Tips on Optimizing your Open-E JovianDSS as Storage for Virtualization

Virtualization is the process of creating a simulated (virtual) computer environment that uses physical resources determined in the configuration implementation – that’s the short definition.  The virtualization system and storage ...

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Open-E magic of failover - it admin server room

The Magic of Failover or How to Avoid the System Downtime

While every data storage provider is concerned about protection by means of encryption, vividly describing the topics of ransomware, malware, and other kinds of possible hacker attacks, we tend to ...

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hacker sitting by the desk

Open-E Pro Tips: How to Avoid the Consequences of a Ransomware Attack?

Comparing 2022 and 2023 in terms of ransomware attacks and reported incidents, we unfortunately see an upward trend. According to multiple sources, in 2022, a total of ~236 million ransomware ...

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How To Get Back Data Lost In The Event Of Ransomware Attack

How Do ZFS Snapshots Really Work?

Before discussing how a snapshot works in Open-E JovianDSS, we should start with its definition. Computer Weekly describes snapshots as “(…) technology commonly defined as a virtual copy of a ...

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Open-E JovianDSS Off-Site Data Protection Female Data Administrator setting up the server

Open-E JovianDSS Off-Site Data Protection – How to Store, Protect, and Recover Your Data

To protect their data from being lost, companies can use backup either on-site or off-site. On-site data protection means periodical storage of a local copy kept at the same place ...

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people working in different industries using Open-E JovianDSS as their data storage software for software defined storage

Benefits of Using Open-E JovianDSS in Various Market Segments

The world of technology develops so fast these days that it can become challenging to keep up with the updates. In multiple spheres surrounding us, there are various data storage ...

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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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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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