Category Archive For: Tech Talk

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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RAID Choice

Which RAID Serves You Best – Speed, Protection, and Storage in Data Management

Nowadays, constant data access is a basis of many industries to ensure fluid operations. Lack of such access can result in a loss of credibility among customers, a complete halt ...

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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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Exper Opinions

Expert Answers to Even the Most Complex Questions

In order to gain knowledge about a topic, we usually refer to experts from a given field. The same applies to the data storage market and the upcoming trends in ...

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intel, optane, hardware, data storage

Open-E Recommendations for the Intel® Optane™ P1600X as a Topmost Boot Medium Drive

Having completed a thorough testing regiment, Intel® Optane™ P1600X SSDs have now been certified to work with Open-E JovianDSS, and are strongly recommended as a well-performing boot medium device.  Download ...

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intel optane, 5800, joviandss

Open-E Recommendations for Intel® Optane™ P5800X in Various Data Storage Caching Roles

Three variants of the Intel® Optane™ P5800X have now been certified to work with Open-E JovianDSS: Intel® Optane™ P5800X 400GB Intel® Optane™ P5800X 800GB Intel® Optane™ P5800X 1.6TB Download the ...

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commercial vs opensource

The Differences Between Commercial and Open-Source Products

If there was a battle between commercial software and open-source software, which side would you pick? Let’s start with a brief explanation of the two, starting from open-source software. Open-source ...

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