We have a few big changes coming to STH and Linux-Bench in the next week or two. This is a preview of what is coming
pfsense 2.2 has been released. This is a major new version that enables a virtualized router/ firewall platform, even in Hyper-V
Backblaze has released their hard drive reliability figures for 2014. We have the short summary
The Supermciro X10DRG-Q is a solid platform for those looking to build high-end PCIe compute solutions with storage and network expansion capabilities
Our look at a popular NGFF m.2 to PCIe x4 adapter which delivered the electrical performance we expected but the heatsink was not what it seemed
Our quick benchmarks of the sTec/ HGST s480 400GB drive. We see this SAS SSD perform well compared to similarly sized enterprise SSDs
A great deal on Intel DC S3700 800GB drives on ebay in two listings at $550/ drive
VMware provides VMUG Advantage subscribers with the best thing since Microsoft's TechNet subscriptions. Now the ball is in Microsoft's court
We benchmark the new AWS EC2 c4 instances using Linux-Bench
Our buyer's guide to getting a used datacenter SSD inexpensively - with a little patience, dual ported SAS SSDs can be had for around $0.50/GB









