An Open Source / Standards based SAN (Storage Area Network) is within reach. With a free / open source standard for AoE (Ata over Ethernet) by Cordaid, a recent Linux distribution, a standard ethernet card and switch now you can build your own SAN. read more...

Today I attended the NLUUG Netherlands Unix User Group Conference about storage and filesystems. The most amazing talk was about a "Jip en Janneke" cluster that only consumes 10 Watts in total. read more...