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Your AI Configured Your ZFS. Are You Sure That’s Right?
October 21, 2026
Your AI Configured Your ZFS. Are You Sure That’s Right?

AI-generated ZFS commands can look correct and still put your data, performance, and recovery options at risk. See how three [...]

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RAIDZ Expansion in Practice: What It Solves and What It Doesn’t
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RAIDZ Expansion in Practice: What It Solves and What It Doesn’t

RAIDZ expansion in OpenZFS 2.3 lets you add one disk at a time to an existing RAIDZ vdev without downtime. It increases capacity, [...]

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Biggest ZFS Misconfigurations and How to Fix Them: Part 2
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Biggest ZFS Misconfigurations and How to Fix Them: Part 2

OpenZFS 2.3 introduced powerful new capabilities, including RAIDZ expansion, Fast Dedup, and Direct IO. But the wrong [...]

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FreeBSD Release Cycles and Enterprise Requirements: Why LTS Matters
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FreeBSD Release Cycles and Enterprise Requirements: Why LTS Matters

FreeBSD’s release cadence works well for many environments, but enterprise systems and products often operate on much longer [...]

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Biggest ZFS Misconfigurations and How to Fix Them: Part 1
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Biggest ZFS Misconfigurations and How to Fix Them: Part 1

ZFS configuration decisions can affect storage performance for years, and some cannot be changed without rebuilding the pool. [...]

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Managing Cache and DirectIO for Databases on ZFS

Database workloads behave very differently from traditional file storage, requiring specialized caching and I/O [...]

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FreeBSD and OpenZFS in the Quest for Technical Independence: A Storage Architect’s View​

Technical independence is a critical design principle for modern storage infrastructure. This article explores how [...]

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The Real Cost of Technology Dependence: Building Independence with Open-Source Storage

Technology dependence in storage is no longer just an operational concern — it is a strategic risk affecting cost [...]

ZFS
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Designing OpenZFS Storage for Independence: Pool Architecture, Failure Domains, and Migration Paths​

Designing OpenZFS storage independence requires more than open source software. Learn how pool architecture, failure [...]

FreeBSD
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FreeBSD Summer 2025 Roundup: Your Guide to Lock-In Free Infrastructure

This curated roundup covers practical strategies for building lock-in-free infrastructure with FreeBSD. From running [...]

ZFS
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ZFS Summer Article Roundup: Smart Hardware Advice

Whether you're designing your first ZFS deployment or fine-tuning an existing one, this curated roundup offers practical [...]

ZFS
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Disaster Recovery with ZFS: A Practical Guide

A solid disaster recovery guide goes beyond backups—it requires continuous, validated, and secure strategies. With [...]

FreeBSD ZFS
April 30, 2025
Owning the Stack: Infrastructure Independence with FreeBSD and ZFS

In a world of opaque software licensing, vendor lock-in, and shifting regulatory landscapes, infrastructure independence [...]

Embedded
February 19, 2025
Why FreeBSD is the Right Choice for Embedded Devices

FreeBSD stands out as the ideal OS for embedded devices, offering true open-source freedom without GPL restrictions. [...]

FreeBSD
January 29, 2025
Controlling Your Core Infrastructure: DNS

Take charge of your network's performance and privacy by setting up your own DNS server. Learn how DNS queries work, why [...]

ZFS
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Avoid Vendor Lock-In with MinIO and OpenZFS

Modern web and mobile applications are increasingly dependent on software defined storage. Most commonly, this means [...]

FreeBSD ZFS
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5 Key Reasons to Consider Open Source Storage Over Commercial Offerings

Although easy to overlook, storage is the most fundamental part of any computing project—without storage, there is [...]

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