ZFS was the natural choice for me, too, just like a lot of other users who take home servers seriously. It carries a ...

In my last article on next-gen filesystems, we did something in between a generic high altitude overview of next-gen filesystems and a walkthrough of some of btrfs’ features and usage. This time, ...

Ubuntu 16.04’s support for the ZFS file system is one of many useful enterprise features on top of all the Linux desktop polish in the new OS. But Linux distributions have avoided shipping ZFS support ...

In the realm of modern data management, few technologies hold as much promise and versatility as the ZFS file system. Originally developed by Sun Microsystems for their Solaris operating system, ZFS ...

Promising better data integrity, start-up Ten's Complement has released a new file system for Macs based on Oracle's ZFS. It's an approach Apple began but dropped. Stephen Shankland worked at CNET ...

I disabled it on a dataset that stores my VM HDs (and exported via NFS), to boost performance. Just curious what this attribute is used for, and what are the consequences of disabling it. Will it have ...

Intent on proving itself as a major Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) provider, Oracle on Wednesday is rolling out a service that none of its competitors can offer -- public cloud services directly ...

Sun has been touting the ZFS storage software as a key advantage of its Solaris 10 operating system. Network Appliance is alleging that ZFS violates seven of its patents, and is seeking a permanent ...