S3-compatible object storage systems generally have the ability to store objects into different tiers with different characteristics so you can get the best combination of cost and performance to match the needs of any given application workload. Storage tiers are… Read More ›
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Increasing Storage Security with 2-Factor-Authentication
There are many things you can do to make your QuantaStor storage system more secure (strong passwords, snapshots, etc.) but one of the easiest things you can do is to enable two-factor-authentication (2FA) that was added in QuantaStor 6.2. QuantaStor… Read More ›
The Problem With Jumbo Frames
The humble Ethernet frame, the packet, is sent and received across your network and across the internet in chunks, “frames”, “packets”, each containing just 1500 bytes by default. You’ll see this set in your network interface settings as the MTU… Read More ›
Remote Replication Schedules (Disaster Recovery Failover)
Remote replication schedules provide a mechanism for automatic replication of changes to volumes & shares to destination Storage Pool. On the destination Storage Pool the copied volumes and shares are referred to as checkpoints and are easily identified by their… Read More ›
Simplifying Media & Entertainment Workflows with Resilio and QuantaStor
Workflows in the Media & Entertainment (M&E) industry are all about collaboration. With globally distributed teams of artists, editors, producers, and developers it can be difficult to keep teams and data in sync. Offices and data centers used by M&E… Read More ›
E-mail vs ITSM, Ensuring Timely Maintenance of Critical Storage Systems
Storage systems are a critical component of IT infrastructure that need to be online 24/7/365 without interruption. This is accomplished through high-availability technologies and end-to-end hardware redundancies so that there is no single point of failure that could lead to downtime…. Read More ›
QuantaStor v5.11.2 Now Available with Expanded Hardware Support and Streamlined Deployment of Scale-out NAS & S3 Object Storage
QuantaStor starts the New Year with a maintenance upgrade release with expanded hardware support, expanded RHEL platform support, and a number of new features that further accelerates and simplifies the deployment of scale-out storage clusters. Expanded Hardware Support With VARs… Read More ›
Automatic Disaster Recovery Site Failover with QuantaStor 5
A good disaster recovery (DR) failover plan is essential for all IT organizations large and small to ensure business continuity in the event of power outages, network outages and natural disasters that can impact the availability of systems. QuantaStor software-defined… Read More ›
Bridging IBM Cloud Direct to IBM Cloud Object Storage Part Two: Setting up a Highly-Available S3 Reverse Proxy Cluster
For some environments the impact of having the S3 Reverse Proxy offline for any amount of time for maintenance or due to a hardware outage is too high and in these cases we recommend that two systems be deployed and… Read More ›
Automating Storage Provisioning using Ansible with QuantaStor
Ansible is an IT automation solution that helps reduce complexity and improve productivity in virtually any environment. Applications can be complex, but Ansible makes automation simple through a system of “playbooks”. Playbooks are like scripts but much simpler as it… Read More ›