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Latest news from the world of IT. TrueNAS, Proxmox, OPNsense and more.
ZFS Performance Tuning: Recordsize, atime, Compression
ZFS pool tuning for real workloads: recordsize per use case, atime=off, compression tradeoffs lz4 vs zstd, special_small_blocks, ashift=12, primarycache. Concrete zfs set commands and qualitative assessments without invented benchmarks.
DATAZONE Team Earns TrueNAS Solutions Architect – Gold Level
Two DATAZONE experts are now certified TrueNAS Solutions Architects (Gold Level) – the highest iXsystems credential for TrueNAS design, sizing and enterprise storage.
CER Directive: Resilience Obligations for the Mid-Market
The EU CER Directive (Critical Entities Resilience) and the German CER-UmsG oblige critical entities to physical and operational resilience. Scope, transposition deadline, delineation from NIS2 and concrete measures for the mid-market.
Proxmox PBS Tape Out: Cold Storage for Long-Term Backups
Tape backend in Proxmox Backup Server: proxmox-tape, LTO-9 with 18 TB native and AES-256 hardware encryption, air-gap protection against ransomware, GFS rotation for SMBs. A practical guide to cold storage as a 3-2-1 component.
Cloud Repatriation: Why Companies Move Back On-Prem
Cloud repatriation as a 2024–2026 trend — drivers are unexpectedly high egress costs, compliance and data sovereignty, predictable performance and hybrid models. When the move back is worth it, when not. TrueNAS and Proxmox as typical on-prem building blocks. Without invented statistical percentages.
WireGuard Site-to-Site VPN in 30 Minutes
Concrete tutorial — connect two sites (head office and branch) via WireGuard on OPNsense. Generate key pairs, configure peers, set allowed IPs correctly, persistent keepalive for NAT traversal, firewall and routing rules. Production-ready in 30 minutes.
TrueNAS for Architecture Offices: Plans, Renderings, Versioning
Practical setup for architecture offices with 10–15 staff: TrueNAS H20 as central file server for DWG/IFC/Revit, snapshots as plan versions before milestones, SMB ACLs per project, replication office-site, HOAI/BauO retention obligations. ZFS snapshots complement DMS, they do not replace it.
OPNsense Multi-WAN: Failover Done Right for SMB
Configure two WAN connections in OPNsense — fibre and LTE backup — as a failover for the mid-market. Gateway groups, Tier 1/2, health checks via monitor IP, sticky connections for VoIP, outbound NAT per WAN. Why true failover beats load balancing for most SMBs.
Mid-Year IT Check 2026: What Is Still Coming
Halfway through 2026 — what is realistically on the IT agenda in H2. EOL dates, NIS2 and CER deadlines, TrueNAS 26 GA, Proxmox roadmap, summer patch waves, GDPR state-of-the-art review, IT budget 2027. Take-away checklist.
IT During Vacation Season: On-Call With a Small Team
Summer-holiday reality in the mid-market — *the* IT person and half the workforce on leave. Emergency playbook, deputy briefing, alert routing, backup verification, patch-freeze question and on-call models. An honest practical guide for summer 2026.
TrueNAS 26 Beta 2: What Has Changed Since Beta 1
TrueNAS 26 'Halfmoon' Beta 2 dropped on 17 June 2026 — about ten weeks after Beta 1. What has been added in bugfixes, V-Series optimisation, OpenZFS 2.4 stabilisation, WebShare maturity and ransomware detection — and why it still does not belong in production.
Docker Compose vs. Podman Quadlets: SMB Perspective 2026
Docker Compose or Podman Quadlets? Comparing ecosystem, rootless operation, systemd integration and journald logging — with a migration guide for SMBs.
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