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FreeNAS 8.2 plugins – Part 1: Installing (video)
The FreeNAS team at iXsystems has uploaded a video showing how to configure the Plugins service and install a plugin in FreeNAS 8.2.0.
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FreeNAS 8.2 Released
After four beta releases and one release candidate (RC), iXsystems has announced the release of FreeNAS 8.2.0, a FreeBSD-based operating systems for Network Attached Storage (NAS) systems. This new release is the first 8.x branch release support plugins or extensions. These were … Continue reading
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Netflix’s new peering appliance uses FreeBSD
“FreeBSD is once again a core part of the internet infrastructure” Netflix, an American provider of on-demand Internet streaming media in the United States, Canada and Latin America, has established its own content delivery network called “Open Connect”, and has posted the software and hardware design online. … Continue reading
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iXsystems renews collaboration agreement with Fusion-io
iXsystems’ TrueNAS Unified Storage Appliances will continue to leverage Fusion ioMemory technology for powerful, high-performance storage solutions. From the press release: iXsystems Renews Collaboration Agreement with Fusion-io
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Turn FreeBSD into PC-BSD
Have you installed and tweaked your FreeBSD server or desktop and are now thinking “oh I wish I could have some of the PC-BSD goodies” (PBI’s, AppCafe etc). Well, there’s good news: it’s possible to turn FreeBSD into PC-BSD.
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FreeBSD upcoming events updates (MeetBSD, EuroBSDCon, GSoC)
MeetBSD California 2012 meetBSD 2012 will be held on Yahoo!’s campus in Sunnyvale, California, from 3 – 4 November 2012 and will be co-hosted by Yahoo! and iXsystems. MeetBSD California is no normal conference – it’s a meeting of the minds from … Continue reading
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Protect Your BSD – BSD Magazine (May 2012)
April’s issue of the BSD Magazine is now available: BSD Security – Protect Your BSD (free PDF download). Covering the following topics: – A Fresh Look at the Warden for PC-BSD 9.1 – Intro to DTrace – A Web Application … Continue reading
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GSoC 2012 FreeBSD projects announced
It’s that time of the year again. Holiday season is approaching in a few months time, so it’s time to get ready for the annual Google Summer of Code, GSoC 2012. Each year Google pays quite a number of mainly students … Continue reading
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