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    FreeNAS (discontinued)

    Score5.4 out of 10
    N/AFreeNAS was an open source operating system that allowed nearly any hardware serve as a network-attached storage device. It was developed by iXsystems, and is currently unsupported. Its features and capabilities are all present in the modern TrueNAS offering, which the company supports and recommends to FreeNAS users.N/A

    IBM i

    Score9.8 out of 10
    N/AIBM i is an operating system for IBM Power Systems and IBM PureSystems.N/A
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    FreeNAS (discontinued)IBM i
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    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    User Ratings
    FreeNAS (discontinued)IBM i
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.0
    (7 ratings)
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    Support Rating
    8.0
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    User Testimonials
    FreeNAS (discontinued)IBM i
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Discontinued Products
    FreeNAS is well suited for most storage serving scenarios, whether it be for an office file server, backup destinations, data replication across the internet, or as backend storage for virtual machines. It can serve various types of clients via a plethora of standard protocols and can easily integrate with existing infrastructure using LDAP authentication and so on. It's pretty simple to use (it helps to have at least a basic understanding of the underlying technologies) and almost maintenance-free. One scenario that springs to mind that it may not be appropriate for (yet) is as S3 storage. However, S3 functionality was added in a recent release and may have improved greatly since then. I'm sure it will eventually work very well for this.
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    IBM
    IBM i platform is best suited for transaction-based and data warehousing applications. IBM i has proved its high availability and continuity for core banking applications. Since IBM i provides a single server solution for the back end to the front end, it is a simple and efficient system for a business to bring up their application live.
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    Pros
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    • The FreeNAS web interface is modern looking. It makes tasks like provisioning drives into raid volumes easy.
    • The ZFS raid option allows you to add in an SSD as a cache drive to increase performance.
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    • Database Management
    • Security
    • Logging
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    Cons
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    • Not good for beginners as it requires deep understanding of networking and storage.
    • Most of the good and required features are not available in free version.
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    IBM
    • Needed more CASE tools like RDi on IBM i to be developed.
    • The webSphere-related hosting procedure needs to improvised for quick turnaround or setup.
    • Just like XML-into, JSON based parser will be helpful to deal with modern data sets.
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    Support Rating
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    There were some things that can be found by other users on forums and Google and some things that were not.
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    FreeNAS effectively uses all resources really well and it is highly recommended for in premises NAS. It has unlimited ROI as it is really free and open-source. The only payment we need to pay is when we need any support from those guys. FreeNAS helps us to effectively do our work with the legacy systems as it manages all the components really well. FreeNAS although rebranded to TrueNAS will still be there until our legacy systems run.
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    IBM
    IBM i platform is single shop solution for multiple business requirements. Its database architecture and security options made it dependable among multiple business domain entities. IBM i is IBM's well-told and well-known system. IBM i is popular in companies in the manufacturing and supply chain business. Thanks to IBM that it kept IBM i (AS400) ever-evolving so far.
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    Return on Investment
    Discontinued Products
    • Low-Cost Network Attached Storage
    • Provides additional network storage to support client & business operations
    • FreeNAS secures our data using custom encryption keys
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    IBM
    • Excellent ROI when compared to other technologies that provide similar solutions
    • Fortified System Security
    • Lower Downtimes
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