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iSCSI vs. NFS for Hypervisor Storage: When What?
iSCSI (block) vs. NFS (file) as VM storage for VMware, Proxmox and KVM. Performance, snapshots, multipath, cluster behaviour — a concrete decision guide for which protocol fits which workload.
Proxmox Replication Between Two Sites
ZFS-based VM replication in Proxmox (pvesr) between two sites: setup, frequency, retention, initial sync, failover. How it differs from HA cluster and Proxmox Backup Server. A pragmatic DR strategy.
3-Person Law Firm: Best-Practice IT Setup
Concrete IT architecture for a small law firm with three attorneys: workstations, TrueNAS Mini X+ as a case file server, PBS backup, OPNsense, mailserver options, DMS, VPN for remote work, retention compliance and GDPR.
OPNsense 26.7 Release: What's Coming
OPNsense 26.7 is due: what to expect from the traditional July major release — HardenedBSD/FreeBSD update, plugin refresh, GUI improvements. An honest look at the public roadmap.
Hardware Leasing vs. Buying: When Does Each Make Sense?
Tax and balance-sheet differences between leasing and buying IT hardware, cashflow effects, hidden costs, vendor lock-in. Typical scenarios: notebook refresh, server, switches, storage — what really makes sense in the mid-market.
100 GbE Is the New 10 GbE: Why the Mid-Market Must Rethink Now
25 GbE and 100 GbE have arrived in the mid-market. SFP28 is backward-compatible with SFP+, NVMe saturates 10 GbE trivially, the MikroTik CRS520 makes 100 GbE affordable. Three clear recommendations per network class — SMB backbone, storage, high-end.
Nextcloud Hub: Office Alternative On-Prem
Nextcloud Hub as a Microsoft 365 alternative for SMBs: Files, Talk, Office (Collabora), Mail, Calendar, Deck, Forms, Tables. Self-hosting on your own hardware with a TrueNAS backend, AD/LDAP, external storage. Realistic assessment of strengths and limits.
Phishing Waves 2026: Concrete Protection Measures for SMBs
Current phishing trends 2026: AI-generated emails, deepfake audio in CEO fraud, QR phishing (quishing), MFA fatigue. Concrete protection stack with FIDO2, SPF/DKIM/DMARC, MTA-STS and training recommendations — 2026 status.
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.
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