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Rebuild Times, IOPS Expectations, and RAID Controller Best Practices For many IT professionals, small businesses, and home lab enthusiasts across the UK, the HP ProLiant DL380 Gen9 remains one of the most trusted enterprise servers available. Even years after its original release, it continues to be widely used in laboratories, small server rooms, and edge
The HPE DL380 Gen9 is a tank. Even years after release, it’s still common in labs and SMB environments. Officially though, VMware ESXi 8.0 does not support Gen9 servers, which means installing it is equal parts to “this still works” and “you’re on your own.” This post walks through a successful ESXi 8.0 install, the
In today’s world, we rely on cloud services for almost everything, storing files, collaborating with colleagues, managing calendars, and even chatting with friends. But with most big cloud providers, there’s a trade off, convenience. This often comes at the cost of privacy, control, and sometimes cost. Enter Nextcloud an open-source platform that gives you all
In today’s digital world, the amount of data we generate from work documents to personal photos is growing exponentially. Managing, securing, and accessing all this data efficiently is more important than ever. This is where a NAS (Network-Attached Storage) comes in. Whether you’re a home user looking to organize media or a small business seeking
