Data Storage Blog


Data Protection, ZFS Data Storage

Caching vs Auto-tiering: Two Ways to Accelerate Data Storage

Speed and cost-effectiveness rarely go hand in hand, and not just in the data storage industry. This tension is especially apparent in sectors where data must be processed instantly, yet ...

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Open-E Podcasts
Data Storage Podcast

Open-Experts – The Data Storage Podcast: Exploring Data Storage Trends for 2025 & Beyond

Welcome to the Open-Experts – The Data Storage Podcast, episode #5! This time, our new host, Topper Power, delves into the biggest trends shaping the world of data storage. From ...

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Open-E High Availability Non-shared Data Storage Cluster
Backup, Data Protection

High Availability Non-shared Data Storage Cluster – Protected With Mirrors

Recently, one of our partners faced a challenge while designing a high-availability cluster with non-shared storage. The setup consisted of two nodes stretched between two separate locations, each with independent ...

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women engineer standing on the filed of windmills with server storage on the left
Data Center, Data Protection

Green Computing – Eco-friendly Data Storage

The climate crisis is increasingly affecting many aspects of our lives, including the way we work and do business. Companies are becoming extremely dependent on weather conditions and how technological ...

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Open-E JovianDSS, ZFS Data Storage

Ceph vs. Open-E JovianDSS: Software Defined Storage Systems Comparison

Both Ceph and Open-E JovianDSS are widely recognized software defined storage platforms in the modern enterprise storage market. Ceph is open source and community-driven, while Open-E JovianDSS is a commercial ...

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Open-E JovianDSS Up31 specific VIP iSCSI targets feature
Data Protection, iSCSI

iSCSI Targets Available Through Multiple VIPs in Open-E JovianDSS Up31

The release of Open-E JovianDSS Up31 introduces several powerful enhancements to improve data storage performance, security, and integration. The new key features in this update reinforce our commitment to hypervisor-agnosticism, ...

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Education, Events

From Pioneer to Progress: Women’s Impact on IT and Data Storage

Women have been integral to the development of the IT industry from its very beginnings, but their roles have often been marginalized. Today, while progress is being made in increasing ...

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IT Team using Data Storage Software by Open-E
Tips & Tricks

The Differences Between Commercial and Open-Source Data Storage Software

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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