The past few weeks have brought some interesting milestones in the world of open source storage. The first is the inclusion of DRBD (Distributed Replicated Block Device) in the linux kernel. DRBD has been a key component to many high avaiability solutions on Linux for the past few years and this merge will only help to widen its [...]
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Open Source Storage News
December 22nd, 2009 · No Comments · Software, Storage
Tags:DRBD·Linux·Nexenta·Open Solaris·Open Source·Software·Storage
Yahoo Open Sources Traffic Server
November 5th, 2009 · No Comments · Software
Many companies use expensive gear from from the likes of F5 Networks, Citrix, Blue Coat etc to provide cashing and load balancing for at various points in their web infrastructure. This allows them to improve user experience and reduce the amount of back end resources required to offer a service. Yahoo uses a product called [...]
Untangle releases version 7.0
October 1st, 2009 · No Comments · Network, Software
Today Untangle announced availability of version 7.0 of it’s content filtering network gateway software. The new version of this Linux based software appliance primarily adds better more interactive reporting tools. Untangle announces availability of Untangle 7.0 [Untangle]
Tags:Linux·Network·Open Source·Untangle
Huge intrest in the Backblaze Storage Pod
September 27th, 2009 · 1 Comment · Hardware, Storage
On September 1 Backblaze, a provider of online backup services, posted an interesting article titled Petabytes on a budget: How to build cheap cloud storage. The post details how Backblaze uses commodity hardware to build 67 terabyte “storage pods” for just $7,867 each. Backblaze hopes that by sharing their design, others can benefit and contribute [...]
The State of Open Source Business Intelligence
September 17th, 2009 · No Comments · Software
Ann All of IT Business Edge interviews Mark Madsen about the state of open source business intelligence. This interview really caught my interest. It highlights not just the how open source BI tools are maturing, but how the marketplace is transforming into something that is increasingly demanding cost conscious products. Who Is Using Open Source Business Intelligence, and Why [...]
