Chris wasn’t supposed to be working on New Year’s Eve. He had made it clear to everyone: he’d show up for the company party, enjoy a few drinks, maybe laugh at Steve’s inevitable bad jokes, and head home. The IT room would be closed, the server untouched, and his phone switched off for the night….
Christmas Eve Hopefully a short day! Chris entered the office with a glimmer of hope. The end of the year was near, and most of the staff were already in holiday mode—or, better yet, out of the office entirely. Wearing his “Ho Ho No” sweater and clutching his usual oversized coffee, he dared to dream…
With the upcoming release of HexOS, a new player in the network-attached storage (NAS) operating system arena, the tech community is abuzz with excitement. HexOS aims to combine the best of open-source flexibility with enterprise-level features, setting its sights squarely on popular NAS platforms like TrueNAS. In this blog post, we’ll explore what HexOS has…
Optimizing TrueNAS SCALE for your specific workload can significantly improve performance and system responsiveness. Below are detailed tips and strategies for tuning your setup. 1. ZFS Optimization ARC (Adaptive Replacement Cache): L2ARC (Level 2 ARC): ZIL/SLOG (ZFS Intent Log): 2. Pool Layout for Performance RAID Configurations: Alignment: Record Size: 3. Network Performance Interface Bonding: MTU…
Friday Afternoon, 4:00 PM Chris was getting ready to call it a day when a frantic Steve burst into the IT room. “Chris, something’s wrong with the server room!” Steve exclaimed. Chris immediately followed Steve, his heart racing. If the server room was down, the entire office would grind to a halt. But when he…
Friday Morning, 9:30 AM Just when Chris thought he’d seen it all, Jemma from HR popped her head into the IT room. “Chris, I need your help. My files are locked, and I swear I didn’t do anything!” she said, looking genuinely worried. Chris followed her to her desk and opened her computer. A red…
Thursday Afternoon, 2:00 PM Karen from accounting was back. This time, her ticket simply read: “Printer disaster! URGENT!” Chris made his way to Karen’s desk, only to find her frowning at the office printer as though it had personally wronged her. “It won’t print anything!” Karen said, throwing her hands up in frustration. Chris leaned…
If you’re like me, constantly juggling remote controls, gaming controllers, toys, and other battery-powered devices, you’ll know the struggle of keeping everything charged and ready to go. Enter the Tenergy TN480U 8-Bay LCD Display Fast Charger — a game-changer in the world of rechargeable batteries. I’ve been using this charger for a few weeks now,…
Thursday Morning, 10:00 AM Chris was sipping his coffee when a panicked call came in from Steve in marketing. Of course, it’s Steve, Chris thought, already bracing himself. “Chris, my computer keeps rebooting! It’s like it’s possessed or something. I can’t get anything done!” Steve exclaimed, his voice rising with every word. Chris headed to…
Wednesday Morning, 9:00 AM Chris was just getting settled when his phone buzzed with a new ticket. This one was from Jemma in HR. She was notorious for having a memory so short that it was the stuff of office legend. Rumor had it she once called IT three times in one day because she…
