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Short and sweet: how to choose a RAID/HBA controller for the server

RAID controllers have not left and are not going to, on the contrary, hardware controllers for NVME and PCI Express drives (including M2 format drives) are entering the market. The abundance of drives and software features of RAID/HBA make you approach this choice as responsibly as possible, otherwise you may lose data. RAID controllers have not left and are not going to, on the contrary, hardware controllers for NVME and PCI Express drives (including M2 format drives) are entering the ...
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Server fans: what they are, how they work

Server fans play a key role in maintaining the temperature at an optimal level. They operate at high speeds to ensure sufficient airflow within the server system, thereby cooling it. Most server fans are designed to operate at different speeds, which significantly enhances their efficiency. This means that when the server system is under load, the server fans operate at higher speeds to increase cooling, and when the load is light, the speed decreases. The main function of server fans is to ...
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What can Synology be replaced with in the conditions of sanctions. Part 2: Choosing a software

... under Debian. Yes, unlike Synology, where everything was done for ... the difference? Proxmox, unlike Synology DSM, supports LXC container virtualization ... is quite capable of replacing Synology Media Server. It is better to ... software. The closest thing to Synology HyperBackup is the  Duplicati   ... everything is very good here - Synology has not developed this branch ... did not give rise to any ultimate solution that could replace Synology ... embedded and third-party programs. Synology has nothing like this, ...
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What can Synology be replaced with in the conditions of sanctions. Part 1: Choosing a stable platform.

... she was bad-looking and did not know how to cook ... extremely difficult to replace Synology? In general, Synology's business was built ... of server platforms or self-assembled computers. For two decades, Synology has ... storage world as object storage, did not implement file-level parity ... 3PAR and Huawei OceanStor), and did not a full-fledged cloud ... wouldn't load. The array did not rise - it was, ... and not once, the services did not start - it was, but ... view, as they say, "did not take off" anywhere ...
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Exclusive interview with Synology GmbH CEO Jeffrey Huang

... a private cloud service. Synology emphasizes the importance of privacy ... files on a public cloud server, can you be sure ... others). Tell me, did the events affect Synology? Has the demand ... investment. But I did use my Synology to run a VM ... centralized cloud services? - Synology will start with scaling technologies ... users focus on file server, backup server, video surveillance, office ... and HPE. And although Synology representatives have stated that they ... models, offering a "server as a service" like ...
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Impregnable NAS: hardening and protecting Synology

A modern NAS is quite capable of protecting itself from most attacks and guaranteeing not only the continuity of the service, but also the inviolability of the stored data. Even with minimal settings and following the manufacturer's recommendations, the NAS can become an impregnable fortress for an attacker, so reliable that you can connect the device directly to the Internet without a Firewall, leave it literally in an unguarded place (which is important for peripheral installations), being ...
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Synology RS4021xs+review. An inexpensive NAS that has everything!

We have a typical business NAS of the Mainstream class: with two 10-Gigabit network ports, a fault-tolerant power supply unit and an 8-core Intel Xeon D-1541 processor. This is a solution for most large and small organizations, which can be assigned to file sharing on the network, backup and operation of various services. In the Synology corporate storage line, the RS40xx series is the main workhorse, on the basis of which you can solve most tasks in small and medium-sized businesses. This ...
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Lenovo ThinkAgile VX3320 review - a hyperconverged solution for simplified enterprise-wide vSAN deployment

Hyperconverged systems are rapidly gaining popularity and are already becoming the standard for building virtualization platforms in the corporate environment. Lenovo has released a special series of servers for installing and running VMware vSAN with tools for simplified administration and deployment at the customer's facility. The ideology of hyperconvergent solutions using VMware technologies has its advantages: this is a relatively low cost at the start, and the ability to scale almost ...
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Article about vertical wall-mounting of servers

An interesting solution for home laboratories, small test rooms or maintenance-free points where 1-2-3 pieces of equipment are placed, and every square centimeter is worth its weight in gold I often came up with the idea: why not place servers vertically, because if you do not have a special server rack, but have a 1U-4U machine, and even a full length of 655 mm, then this bandura will take up the entire room, the entire table or rack. No, I'm not saying that server cabinets are outdated and ...
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What's new in Synology DSM 7? We analyze 7 improvements for a business customer

... - the description of innovations that Synology provided to journalists takes up ... did not bring what you dreamed of for the New Year. Synology ... manager - Russia, Ukraine, CIS, Turkey - Synology : We were often asked by ... SSD read/write cache fails, Synology DSM automatically resets all contents ... providers (which Gartner quotes above Synology), this service is usually paid ... any other applications, and they did not allow the community to ... sense to update the existing Synology server fleet for the DSM release ...
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