One project that inspired some of my own work has been the Backblaze storage pod v1 which held 67TB in a custom 45 drive...
LSI has been fairly dominant in the 6.0gbps HBA/ RAID 0/1/10 market for quite a while now. Early market entry, low cost cards, and...
It is no secret that Netflix is a hugely popular streaming and DVD rental service. When it was announced that Netflix was decoupling the...
It is no secret that the LSI 1068e controller was one of, if not the most widely supported SAS controllers around but 3.0gbps serial...
The HP Smart Array P411 is a fairly inexpensive 6.0gbps SAS 2 and SATA III controller. To enhance performance, the HP Smart Array P411...
As a lot of people know at this point, Amazon.com has terminated all contracts with affiliates in California. That decision, in response to the...
Keeping a server online as much as possible means that one needs to manage several things. Good examples include maintaining network connectivity, ensuring all...
One question I am often asked is what do I think about port multipliers. The short story here is that I think they can...
Today we are looking at the Supermicro X9SCM-F which is going to be a very popular mATX server motherboard. One of the most popular...
One bit of news that I thought deserves some attention is that Apple has sent a cease and desist letter regarding the open source...