So you’ve taken my earlier advice and used the free and open-source FreeNAS operating system to convert an old desktop PC into a server, instead of consigning it to the e-waste heap. (If you haven’t, ...

So I have a pretty serious FreeNAS server, and I have another server running Hyper-V. I have been using iSCSI from the FreeNAS system straight to a guest on the Hyper-V server, and it has been rock ...

In today's digital world we've all got data, and lots of it. Our libraries are also growing rapidly: where you used to get by setting aside a few bookshelves for your books, CDs, DVDs and VHS tapes, ...

My new hardware is finally here for my FreeNAS server. The problem is I make heavy use of LVM currently. All my data including backups are multi disk LVM volumes. Am I gong to be forced to transfer ...

Our team tests, rates, and reviews more than 1,500 products each year to help you make better buying decisions and get more from technology. FreeNAS 8.0, the long-awaited update to the best, most ...

Being an Editor here at Custom PC Review, I’m constantly in need of lots of mass storage. At CES 2017, I took over 1,000 14-bit RAW images using a Nikon D800 camera which generated files somewhere ...

Thus far, this series has looked at Linux distributions that are optimized for network-attached storage (NAS) deployments. This installment will take a slightly different turn: the system under review ...

It takes something different to stand out in the crowded network-attached storage market. How does free, as in free beer and free speech, sound? That’s the premise behind FreeNAS, the open-source ...

Backups in today's environment are in a state of flux. Tapes have been the mainstay of most organizations for years—and in some cases, decades. However, as the cost of hard drives decreases and their ...

FreeNAS is one one of the most popular software-defined storage products available and in this article Tom Fenton shows you how he installed it on a virtual machine to provide an NFS Share. Network ...