We Forked MinIO
(github.com/OpenMaxIO)
OpenMaxIO is a community-maintained fork of MinIO, created in response to the removal of key features from the MinIO open-source distribution. Our goal is simple: to preserve a fully open, fully functional, and production-grade object storage server that stays true to the original spirit of minimalism, performance, and freedom.
OpenMaxIO is a community-maintained fork of MinIO, created in response to the removal of key features from the MinIO open-source distribution. Our goal is simple: to preserve a fully open, fully functional, and production-grade object storage server that stays true to the original spirit of minimalism, performance, and freedom.
Seagate claims spinning disks beat SSDs on carbon footprint
(blocksandfiles.com)
A Seagate Decarbonizing Data report says energy usage is a top concern for more than half of business leaders and better use of disks is a wise datacenter choice.
A Seagate Decarbonizing Data report says energy usage is a top concern for more than half of business leaders and better use of disks is a wise datacenter choice.
FreeBSD fans rally round zVault upstart
(theregister.com)
TrueNAS is alive and well, but iXsystems has shifted its focus to the Linux-based SCALE edition. For the FreeBSD faithful left clinging to CORE, a new contender is limbering up: zVault.
TrueNAS is alive and well, but iXsystems has shifted its focus to the Linux-based SCALE edition. For the FreeBSD faithful left clinging to CORE, a new contender is limbering up: zVault.
Achieving 11M IOPS and 66 GiB/s IO on a Single Threadripper Workstation (2021)
(tanelpoder.com)
TL;DR Modern disks are so fast that system performance bottleneck shifts to RAM access and CPU. With up to 64 cores, PCIe 4.0 and 8 memory channels, even a single-socket AMD ThreadRipper Pro workstation makes a hell of a powerful machine - if you do it right!
TL;DR Modern disks are so fast that system performance bottleneck shifts to RAM access and CPU. With up to 64 cores, PCIe 4.0 and 8 memory channels, even a single-socket AMD ThreadRipper Pro workstation makes a hell of a powerful machine - if you do it right!
Multiboard 3D Printed Storage System
(multiboard.io)
Combining the BEST organization systems into ONE intricate design, with 3349 parts so far!
Combining the BEST organization systems into ONE intricate design, with 3349 parts so far!
You can finally buy a Thunderbolt 5 SSD
(theverge.com)
Following the arrival of the first Thunderbolt 5 cables last July and the first Thunderbolt 5 dock last September, it might finally be time to start upgrading your external storage to take advantage of the increased performance.
Following the arrival of the first Thunderbolt 5 cables last July and the first Thunderbolt 5 dock last September, it might finally be time to start upgrading your external storage to take advantage of the increased performance.
Adata Premier Extreme SD 8.0 Express card delivers up to 1600MB/s read speed
(cnx-software.com)
ADATA Technology has launched the industry’s first SD 8.0 Express specification memory card with the Premier Extreme SD 8.0 Express memory card delivering up to 1,600 and 1,200 MB/s read and write speeds using a PCIe Gen3 x2 interface and the NVMe transfer protocol.
ADATA Technology has launched the industry’s first SD 8.0 Express specification memory card with the Premier Extreme SD 8.0 Express memory card delivering up to 1,600 and 1,200 MB/s read and write speeds using a PCIe Gen3 x2 interface and the NVMe transfer protocol.
Synology confirms that higher-end NAS products will require its branded drives
(arstechnica.com)
Popular NAS-maker Synology has confirmed and slightly clarified a policy that appeared on its German website earlier this week: Its "Plus" tier of devices, starting with the 2025 series, will require Synology-branded hard drives for full compatibility, at least at first.
Popular NAS-maker Synology has confirmed and slightly clarified a policy that appeared on its German website earlier this week: Its "Plus" tier of devices, starting with the 2025 series, will require Synology-branded hard drives for full compatibility, at least at first.
Synology confirms that higher-end NAS products will require its branded drives
(arstechnica.com)
Popular NAS-maker Synology has confirmed and slightly clarified a policy that appeared on its German website earlier this week: Its "Plus" tier of devices, starting with the 2025 series, will require Synology-branded hard drives for full compatibility, at least at first.
Popular NAS-maker Synology has confirmed and slightly clarified a policy that appeared on its German website earlier this week: Its "Plus" tier of devices, starting with the 2025 series, will require Synology-branded hard drives for full compatibility, at least at first.
Achieveing lower latencies with S3 object storage
(spiraldb.com)
Over the past 19 years (S3 was launched on March 14th 2006, as the first public AWS service), object storage has become the gold standard for storing large amounts of data in the cloud. It's reliable, reasonably cheap, reasonably fast, and requires no special incantations to deploy. Best of all, it offers a straightforward HTTP-based interface with clear semantics (see NFS horrors).
Over the past 19 years (S3 was launched on March 14th 2006, as the first public AWS service), object storage has become the gold standard for storing large amounts of data in the cloud. It's reliable, reasonably cheap, reasonably fast, and requires no special incantations to deploy. Best of all, it offers a straightforward HTTP-based interface with clear semantics (see NFS horrors).
Synology Lost the Plot with Hard Drive Locking Move
(servethehome.com)
I dislike writing these articles, but here we are. According to HardwareLuxx, Synology is on a rough course with generations-old sub-par NAS hardware and now appears to be locking its NAS units to its own branded hard drives in its upcoming 2025 Plus models. This is a shame since a few years ago, Synology had neat hardware.
I dislike writing these articles, but here we are. According to HardwareLuxx, Synology is on a rough course with generations-old sub-par NAS hardware and now appears to be locking its NAS units to its own branded hard drives in its upcoming 2025 Plus models. This is a shame since a few years ago, Synology had neat hardware.
Synology could bring "certified drive" requirements to more NAS devices
(arstechnica.com)
Synology, maker of network-attached storage (NAS) devices, will seemingly remove advanced features from its Plus devices that are not using hard drives provided by, or certified by, Synology itself, starting with its 2025 lineup.
Synology, maker of network-attached storage (NAS) devices, will seemingly remove advanced features from its Plus devices that are not using hard drives provided by, or certified by, Synology itself, starting with its 2025 lineup.
Synology confirms need for its own branded drives in newer Plus-series NAS
(arstechnica.com)
Popular NAS-maker Synology has confirmed and slightly clarified a policy that appeared on its German website earlier this week: Its "Plus" tier of devices, starting with the 2025 series, will require Synology-branded hard drives for full compatibility, at least at first.
Popular NAS-maker Synology has confirmed and slightly clarified a policy that appeared on its German website earlier this week: Its "Plus" tier of devices, starting with the 2025 series, will require Synology-branded hard drives for full compatibility, at least at first.
Synology press release regarding changes to HDD compatibility
(reddit.com)
Germany, Düsseldorf - 16.04.2025 - Following the success of the high-performance series, the company is now also relying more heavily on Synology's own storage media for the Plus series models to be released from 2025. As a result, users will benefit from higher performance, increased reliability and more efficient support.
Germany, Düsseldorf - 16.04.2025 - Following the success of the high-performance series, the company is now also relying more heavily on Synology's own storage media for the Plus series models to be released from 2025. As a result, users will benefit from higher performance, increased reliability and more efficient support.
AWS announces 85% price reductions for S3 Express One Zone
(amazon.com)
At re:Invent 2023, we introduced Amazon S3 Express One Zone, a high-performance, single-Availability Zone (AZ) storage class purpose-built to deliver consistent single-digit millisecond data access for your most frequently accessed data and latency-sensitive applications.
At re:Invent 2023, we introduced Amazon S3 Express One Zone, a high-performance, single-Availability Zone (AZ) storage class purpose-built to deliver consistent single-digit millisecond data access for your most frequently accessed data and latency-sensitive applications.
New Apache Cassandra Release Saves 400% IOPS
(simplyblock.io)
On April 10, 2025, the Apache Software Foundation released version 5.0.4 of Apache Cassandra, bringing significant performance optimizations for all users—but especially for those relying on remotely attached storage like Amazon EBS. The standout feature in this release is an overhaul of the compaction algorithm aimed at slashing IOPS usage while increasing overall throughput.
On April 10, 2025, the Apache Software Foundation released version 5.0.4 of Apache Cassandra, bringing significant performance optimizations for all users—but especially for those relying on remotely attached storage like Amazon EBS. The standout feature in this release is an overhaul of the compaction algorithm aimed at slashing IOPS usage while increasing overall throughput.
Colossus: The secret ingredient behind Google Cloud's Rapid Storage
(cloud.google.com)
As an object storage service, Google Cloud Storage is popular for its simplicity and scale, a big part of which is due to the stateless REST protocols that you can use to read and write data. But with the rise of AI and as more customers look to run data-intensive workloads, two major obstacles to using object storage are its higher latency and lack of file-oriented semantics.
As an object storage service, Google Cloud Storage is popular for its simplicity and scale, a big part of which is due to the stateless REST protocols that you can use to read and write data. But with the rise of AI and as more customers look to run data-intensive workloads, two major obstacles to using object storage are its higher latency and lack of file-oriented semantics.
What is "MicroSD Express," and why is it mandatory for the Nintendo Switch 2?
(arstechnica.com)
The microSD Express standard has existed for a long time, but it hasn't seen wide adoption in a mass-market consumer device. Enter Nintendo's new Switch 2.
The microSD Express standard has existed for a long time, but it hasn't seen wide adoption in a mass-market consumer device. Enter Nintendo's new Switch 2.
Why Adding a Full Hard Drive Can Make a Computer More Powerful
(wired.com)
“Obviously” is a dangerous word, even in scenarios that seem simple. Suppose, for instance, you need to do an important computation. You get to choose between two computers that are almost identical, except that one has an extra hard drive full of precious family photos. It’s natural to assume that the two options are equally good—that an extra drive with no space remaining won’t aid your computation.
“Obviously” is a dangerous word, even in scenarios that seem simple. Suppose, for instance, you need to do an important computation. You get to choose between two computers that are almost identical, except that one has an extra hard drive full of precious family photos. It’s natural to assume that the two options are equally good—that an extra drive with no space remaining won’t aid your computation.
Colossus: How we deliver SSD performance at HDD prices
(cloud.google.com)
From YouTube and Gmail to BigQuery and Cloud Storage, almost all of Google’s products depend on Colossus, our foundational distributed storage system.
From YouTube and Gmail to BigQuery and Cloud Storage, almost all of Google’s products depend on Colossus, our foundational distributed storage system.
The Lego Storage Guide
(brickarchitect.com)
This in-depth guide helps you understand your LEGO collection, find the best way to organize your LEGO bricks, and discover the best LEGO storage for your home and budget. It also includes recommendations for displaying and storing your LEGO minifigures.
This in-depth guide helps you understand your LEGO collection, find the best way to organize your LEGO bricks, and discover the best LEGO storage for your home and budget. It also includes recommendations for displaying and storing your LEGO minifigures.
Upcoming changes to how live videos are stored
(facebook.com)
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