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We’re back with a big update on the Home Client and Home Workstation, two new products from 45HomeLab (and coming soon to 45Drives Enterprise). These are compact, Linux-based PCs to slot into your home environment.
A thread 🧵🧵👇
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Our
#Stoinator
is so easy to set up - it apparently can be done right on the edge of a couch! [Disclaimer: We do not advise this] 😂Check out this hilarious video with
@ijustine
and
@LinusTech
!
The video you’ve all been waiting for.. my new 150TB (pink) server install by
@LinusTech
😂😂
WATCH:
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This shows up on your doorstep, what's the first thing you're doing?
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Broadcom's latest decision means the free version of VMware's ESXi hypervisor is off the table. But fear not, SMBs!
There are powerful open-source alternatives such as
#Proxmox
. Compared to VMware's ESXi hypervisor, Proxmox will give similar or even higher performance across
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⚠⚠⚠ATTENTION HOME LAB FANS ⚠⚠⚠
You’ve been asking us for a long time to bring a server to the homelabs market.
So… We’ve got some exciting news. We have just committed to developing something. But we need your help to get it right.
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Gear up for a deep dive into the world of storage
#virtualization
!
🎥 On Thursday, April 4th, Mitch and Brett will sit down
#live
with
@TomLawrenceTech
to unravel the mysteries of Proxmox v.s. XCP-ng, comparing these platforms side-by-side.
Tune in live to our YouTube channel
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Those are some great looking
#Storinators
and
@Seagate
Drives
@LinusTech
! Always great working with you!
600TB in a single box. Thanks Seagate and 45Drives. This is unbelievable.
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Did you know 90% of the worlds hard drives are destroyed instead of being erased? ()
Erasing drives one by one is too tedious a process to be worth it for most people, and there is fear of data leaks. Beyond the environmental waste, this is an absolutely
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Does this look familiar to you? These people are tech savvy, but they still have a server room that looks like this. It is more common than you might think.
This is the beginning of ‘server zoo’, what happens when you add more and more separate storage systems as you need them.
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👋🇺🇸 Hey, America!
"We have been very fortunate to grow into this expansion organically through finding a great market fit with strong products and excellent service that our American and global customers have come to know and love"
We are super excited to announce that we
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[
#ICYMI
] Find out how
@Seagate
and
#45Drives
helped filmmaker & social media star
@samkolder
find the best
#storagesolution
for his massive amounts of footage!
#opensource
#filmmakersworld
#datastorage
#videoeditor
#videoediting
#data
#bigdata
#sysadmin
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With the recent discontinuation of the free version of VMware's ESXi, organizations that have relied on it for virtualization are in crisis mode. They are asking, "What do we do now?"
We have the answer... 👇
Meet the Proxinator - a turn-key solution that integrates
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For those not aware, we have been developing a 2U, 32-bay NVMe server (our next generation
#Stornado
) that is going to be released, very soon.
Here, we have the latest version of a prototype backplane we are currently working on.
Next week, we will be releasing a teaser on
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Its official! 45Drives is hosting a public Ceph webinar on June 1st at 2:00pm EST.
Ceph is open-source clustering software, which combines multiple nodes into a single robust, highly-available storage system.
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Brett and Mitch introduce SnapShield - the world's first ransomware activated fuse.
See how fast SnapShield detects and restores after a
#ransomwareattack
. Watch our demo at the end using REAL ransomware.
Turn a ransomware attack into a non-event.
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We need the homelab community’s help to get this right. We want your input on the development, so stay tuned for a discussion to come to a forum near you.
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Let's kick off this year with some awesome Storinators from 2019!
Did you know we can customize your entire chassis to match your brand, style, & even your personality!🤪
If you're thinking about a storage server check us out!
#storageserver
#IoT
#datacenter
#bigdata
#data
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45Homelabs will reflect our enterprise products: high powered, industrial, built from metal, made to last. Designed with the right to repair in mind. All of the feel and functionality of our enterprise storage, built on open-source software, but at a price that makes sense
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There is nothing more valuable than having a bunch of key technology specialists in the same room at the same time to talk all things
#datastorage
Day 1 of our
#creatorssummit
is wrapping up with conversations from
@TomLawrenceTech
,
@geerlingguy
and Alan Nagl from HDSTOR.
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You have a choice of keeping a Storinator AV15 or a 2U Stornado...
Which one are you choosing and why?
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We posted to Reddit asking for your input on how to develop a server for the homelab world and were completely blown away by the response.
Check out part 2 and get your feedback in here:
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@TomLawrenceTech
@Level1Techs
@geerlingguy
@TechnoTimLive
@CraftComputing
Day 2 of our
#creatorssummit
was filled with more talks from our industry professionals and a few demos from our storage architects!
We also had to share some beautiful Atlantic Canadian hospitality out
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Here’s what 45Homelabs will NOT be — just another inexpensive, adequate, unexciting home NAS box that you can’t tweak and tune. Made of plastic, offshore built, and not repairable or upgradeable.
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"The point of the HL15 is not to be the only system or
#NAS
that you can buy for your
#homelab
... its meant to be used as the building blocks of whatever you want it to be". 🟥⬛️🟦
@CraftComputing
🍻
Thanks for checking out our
#HL15
system from our new 45HomeLab division 👍
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Have you heard we are developing a home server? We are community sourcing the development and want your input!
learn all about it and get your feedback in here:
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"Technology is constantly changing, so it's important to have something that can keep up. The
#45HomeLab
HL15 is the kind of system you can use for years to come!"
You have been asking us about
@tekwendell
&
@Level1Techs
' plans for the HL15 and now you don't need to wait any
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So much awesome in one picture (or 2)!
@LinusTech
,
@ijustine
and a super cute dog! Oh wait - I believe that's a pink custom
#Storinator
in the background. 😍 This picture just got even better 😎
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The first order of business for this week's
#creatorssummit
is a tour of our facility and a history lesson of our product line in our lab!
@CraftComputing
@TechnoTimLive
@geerlingguy
@Level1Techs
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Only 24% of global businesses have a disaster recovery plan according to a recent study.
Without a DR plan, when unforeseen events like natural disasters occur, your entire business can be at risk. You need to be ready and able to restore data from backups to minimize downtime.
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@resforg
@rocky_linux
45Drives is fully committed to supporting Rocky Linux. They were born out of a previous disruptive move by Redhat. We believe they will overcome this new challenge and any other that Redhat throws the communities way.
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You may have seen our announcement that we are building a homelab server (or heard about it on the Self Hosted podcast: )
We are excited to say that we have designs already, and our prototypes are currently in the works. Check out
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Tons of great discussions this morning about the power of NVMe, our upcoming
#homelab
product line and a presentation from
@TechnoTimLive
.
More to come this afternoon!
#Day1
#creatorssummit
@geerlingguy
@CraftComputing
@Level1Techs
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Always keeping a close 👁️on what
@geerlingguy
is up to!
I am building out my
@45Drives
HL15 server with this board and will hopefully have a video up on it soon!
Full review of the system will take longer though—need to test out software, get an idea of power draw, test performance/networking... but so far so good!
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The Petabyte Pi is finished.
EVERYONE STAY CALM
The Petabyte Pi Project—HUGE thanks to
@45Drives
for sending a Storinator XL60 and 1.2 PETABYTES of hard drives to make this project possible:
#RaspberryPi
#PetabytePi
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@Shatley707
Hey!
Through the process of remarketing, our ads are sometimes placed on websites without our explicit approval. Thank you for letting us know it appeared on this particular website - we’ll make sure that doesn’t happen again going forward.
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2 SLEEPS — with the Creators Summit just about here, we thought it would be a good time to surprise you with an announcement from
@CraftComputing
on our latest product launch!
Check it out here:
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Back in July, we started a project looking at the lifetime of consumer hard drives versus enterprise hard drives versus enterprise SSDs, when writing to them repeatedly over a long period of time 📉
Which drives died first? 💾💀
That's what we aim to answer in this ongoing
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We've been listening to you about what you want in the new homelab server we are developing. Here is your next chance to get your input in, check it out here:
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What do you get when you combine
#virtualization
AND
#storage
using
#Proxmox
&
@Ceph
? You get the
#Proxinator
- an all-in-one solution for virtualization, storage and support.
Check out our latest tech tip where Brett gives a closer look at the Proxinator, its recommended use
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😍
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📢 Do you want to transition away from VMware?📢
We're going live on your YouTube channel this afternoon at 2:00 p.m. EST with our webinar: Proxmox Virtualization with 45Drives—Helping You with the VMware Rug Pull.
In this webinar, we'll be talking about how 45Drives can
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Since it is VALENTINES DAY 🌹 - we wanted to express our love for
@geerlingguy
's content and his ability to "wow" us with these build videos (*cough* Storinator JR *cough*)
This time, Jeff is giving us a step-by-step guide on how to efficiently build an ARM
#NAS
utilizing our
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Now! 🟦🟥
The HL15 45HomeLab just arrived and it is B-E-A-U-TIFUL. How long until I put some RGB in it?
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Excited to be working with
@TomLawrenceTech
- stay tuned for his video coming soon!
Who else would you like to see
#45Drives
work with? Comment below!
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Hey
@LinusTech
, we don't really sound like that bud!😅🇨🇦
In other news, check out this 3 PETABYTE unboxing to get a sneak peek at the new generation
#Storinator
!
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👀🤩Looking forward to chatting this week for
#Episode4
@geerlingguy
!
45Homelab HL15 chassis just arrived. Can't wait to Arm this thing!
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We're proud to support
@rocky_linux
& are happy to announce that we have signed on as a principal sponsor! 🙌 Also, they have great merch - check out their store!
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Before we start day 2 of our
#creatorssummit
, let's take one last look at some photos from day 1 with presentations and a walkthrough in our lab.
Today, we have more chats from our industry professionals and a meet and greet (including Instagram Live).
More photos in the
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Looking good
@TomLawrenceTech
! Safe travels and really excited for you to finally check out the
#HL15
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This is perfect timing
@TechnoTimLive
considering presales for the HL15 just started!
Reserve yours today:
I took a trip with other Tech YouTubers to 45 Drives Headquarters to see the new 45 HomeLab HL15 and other devices during their first ever Creator Summit to discuss storage!
@45Drives
@Level1Techs
@geerlingguy
@CraftComputing
@TomLawrenceTech
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Did you know that
#45Drives
was the first external supporter of
@rocky_linux
?
We have been supporting the development of
#RockyLinux
shortly after it was announced in early 2021 that a test repository would be made available to the public.
The open-source community is something
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Did you know every warranty replacement part you receive from 45Drives will be brand new?
This is in fact a true statement.
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Enterprise Hard Drives vs Consumer Hard Drives vs Enterprise SSDs - WHAT WILL DIE FIRST? 💾💀
We are writing to these drives non-stop over an extended period of time to put them to the test.
Check out Doug and Brett in part 1 of this ongoing experiment!
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Our engineers are already playing with a
@rocky_linux
8.3 RC, have a landing page for
#Houston
& have a
@Ceph
cluster built with 3 Rocky
#linux
servers. Hear more about our lead engineers thoughts on this release here:
#sysadmin
#bigdata
#data
#opensource
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Thanks
@tekwendell
from
@Level1Techs
for your perspective at this year's
#CreatorsSummit
!
Also, this video includes information on our (soon to be released) Homelab product, a live
#Snapshield
demo, and a conversation with our very own Spencer MacPhee
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What a year, so far! 👏💾
Between our
#newenterprise
focus and our new
#HomeLab
division, to launching our first ever
#creatorssummit
and live
#podcast
, we have been pushing the digital landscape of open-source storage solutions.
Much thanks to the
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🙌🙌🙌
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#ICYMI
The Petabyte Pi Project is complete! 🙌
Check out this video from
@geerlingguy
The Petabyte Pi Project—HUGE thanks to
@45Drives
for sending a Storinator XL60 and 1.2 PETABYTES of hard drives to make this project possible:
#RaspberryPi
#PetabytePi
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There has been so much going on lately that we forgot to mention that we won an award!
A few weeks ago, 45Drives won the Provincial Spotlight Award from
@DigitalNS
. This award recognizes a company or organization located outside the Halifax Regional Municipality that has grown
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We didn't put a
#Storinator
in the dryer, & unfortunately,
#RickMoranis
was not involved. But, if you want to know more about this
@geerlingguy
inspired project - we have a video coming soon! Subscribe to our YouTube channel to be the first to know:
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What does a 6.65PB
#Ceph
Cluster look like? THIS! 🙌🙌
If you want to know more about Ceph Clusters check out our blog:
#DataCenter
#datacentre
#opensource
#datastorage
#bigdata
#data
#DataSecurity
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Creators Summit Day 4 recap — we spent the day in beautiful Baddeck.
We started off with a tour of the Alexander Graham Bell Museum, hosted our CS24 Livestream & then capped the day with sailing on the Bras’dor Lakes ⛵️
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Looking forward to checking out your video
@jzuramski
! 👀
My
@45Drives
HL15 arrived and man is this thing sweet. Will be throwing a video together on it. Going to have 270TBs of raw storage 😍
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Huge thanks to everyone who made 45Drives Creators Summit a huge success! 🙌 To the creators, to our staff organizers and to all contributors—your passion and teamwork made it unforgettable.
Here's to incredible collaborations and future innovations! 🌟
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Could 45Drives Engineer Josh B. build a
#Storinator
with ZFS & some other 45Drives staples, such as the high drive count & LSI cards but way smaller — while running on a Raspberry Pi? Not without its challenges!
Check out this blog & learn all about them!
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We're just as excited as you are
@joeltelling
!
It arrived! Finally can mention I’m working with
@45Drives
thanks to
@CraftComputing
. Give them both a follow :)
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Solid State Drives + Hard Drive Disks = The Perfect Solution
Learn more about our Hybrid
#Storinator
& this cool SSD bank here:
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WHAT A WEEK! 🎙️💾⛴️
We just wrapped up our first annual
#creatorssummit
on
#datastorage
. We were fortunate to have
@TechnoTimLive
@TomLawrenceTech
@Level1Techs
@CraftComputing
and
@geerlingguy
join us for a week of talks, demos and sailing!
Check out
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45Drives Q&A???
AND
Clustering 3 Steam Decks???
AND
Special Guests???
Stay tuned...
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Call off work, take an extra long lunch, or just book an "impromptu" meeting in your favorite boardroom. You can't miss this.
"What's Spinnin' with 45Drives" Episode 1 goes live at 2pm EST today!
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[
#ICYMI
]
@MKBHD
got a
#Storinator
AV15 with a custom faceplate! Check out the video featuring
@LinusTech
here ->
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It's finally here — Creators Summit Day 1 has commenced!
Stay tuned for live updates of CS24 Day 1 activities throughout the day and Game Night this evening! 🎮
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With the
#CreatorsSummit
right around the corner, we caught up with Jeff from
@CraftComputing
who is a special guest again this year.
We're working on some exciting developments that we can't wait to share with you! 🖥️
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