Back in January we told you that Synology were beta testing their DiskStation Manager 3.1 software. Well yesterday they released the final version, and it has some new features worth taking a look at.
Dojo North Software released Beta version 1.6.10.28 of Home Server SMART which now provides continuous, automatic disk monitoring and also supports USB disks! Yes, you can now see SMART data from your USB drives. Sweet! Read on to find out more about this updated Add-in.
In this episode we talk about GPT and Master Boot Record formatting and this short sermon gives you a brief overview of these types of technology. Read on to find out how the use of drives larger than 2.2TB will affect your systems.
As we mentioned a few days back, DataCore is a firm that is bringing their virtualized storage technology to WHS2011 and SBS2011 as a replacement for Drive Extender. We recently caught up with them and have some details for you. Read on!
Over the weekend the guys from BYOB, including our very own Tim Daleo, did another live BYOB show. If you missed it you can download it and listen to it – as usual it is worth the time.
While with the Michael’s from BYOB at Fry’s this weekend, I purchased a Seagate GoFlex 3TB drive for my Windows Home Server 2011. At $159, it is cheaper to buy an enclosure drive and pull the drive than it was to buy just a bare drive. Go figure. Anyway, before I crack the case I will give the basic specs and a benchmark test. Read on to see the Seagate GoFlex 3TB drive performance.
Another potential Drive Extender replacement is on the scene from DataCore. They specialize in virtualized storage, including pooling and data protection.
Intel Corporation announced yesterday the Intel Solid-State Drive 330 Series, a SATA 6 gigabit-per-second (Gb/s) solid-state drive (SSD) that gives consumers a more affordable entry into the accelerated storage performance of SSDs.
I usually do not post about other podcasts, but in light of our WHS drama I thought many of you would enjoy listening to another opinion on mass storage. Rafe and Dong Ngo talk about NAS, Windows Home Server and other hard drive solutions for the home.
In the forthcoming release of Raxco’s PerfectDisk 12, a number of enhancements have been added, included a new SSD optimization method. And with more people using SSD’s this can only be a good thing!
