Welcome to our YouTube channel, where we share everything data storage.
On this channel, we share all the cool stuff we learn in the lab, from the community, our friends, our customers, and our industry partners. Every Tuesday, we share a Tech Tip video at 2pm EST that features our storage engineers or industry partners. These tips are usually something new and exciting in the IT world, broken down and given to you with some added fun. We also like to show you what happens in our 45Drives lab and new projects we've been working on. Hit that subscribe button and check out some of our videos.
45Drives - Leaders in Enterprise Open-Source Storage
Enterprise storage solutions that enable you to leverage the power of open-source software and enjoy the cost savings and flexibility of commodity hardware. Avoid the vendor lock-in and inflated pricing of legacy alternatives – without sacrificing enterprise-level performance, scalability, and data security.
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First Look: The Future of High-Performance Storage at 45Drives
We're excited to share a first look at a new all-NVMe platform from the 45Drives Enterprise team, built for organizations that demand the highest levels of storage performance.
Featuring 16 EDSFF NVMe bays in a 2U chassis, PCIe Gen5 throughout, and a busbar-based power architecture, this platform is designed for demanding AI, analytics, virtualization, and HPC workloads.
Current testing is showing up to 190 GB/s read and 110 GB/s write throughput , nearly 2× the performance of our current generation platform.
We're getting close to release and wanted to give the community a first look at what's coming next from 45Drives.
What would you build with 190 GB/s of storage throughput?
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🚨 Free Webinar: VMware Has Changed What’s Next for Your Virtualization Strategy?
Organizations are being forced to reassess cost, flexibility, and long-term control within their virtualization environments.
Join 45Drives for a free webinar focused on Proxmox Server Solutions and modern open-source virtualization strategies. We’ll discuss migration paths from ESXi, Hyper-V, and other legacy platforms, while exploring how Proxmox and 45Drives storage solutions work together to deliver scalable, reliable infrastructure.
Topics include:
• The current state of virtualization after VMware changes
• Legacy vs. open-source virtualization platforms
• An overview of Proxmox VE & Proxmox Backup Server
• Migration considerations and best practices
• 45Drives storage and hardware solutions for virtualization environments
📅 May 20, 2026
🕒 3:00 PM ADT
The session concludes with a live Q&A with the 45Drives team.
🔗 Register now to reserve your spot:
attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/3703007183671139…
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🚀 ZFS 101 – Free Live Webinar
Want to better understand how ZFS actually works?
Join us April 22 (3–4 PM AST) for a beginner-friendly session covering:
• RAID & performance basics
• ZFS storage hierarchy
• How ZFS manages data + storage
• Using the 45Drives Houston UI
🔗 Save your spot: ow.ly/eHTx50YN3l0
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Tomorrow at 2:00 PM AST, join Mitch Hall from 45Drives and Tom Lawrence (Lawrence Systems) for a live chat on Proxmox Backup Server.
They’ll dive into RTO vs RPO, practical backup and disaster recovery strategies, and how modern storage hardware works with Proxmox. Bring your questions and get real-time insights from two enterprise storage experts.
Join the live chat: ow.ly/XaYW50YhMjP
#Proxmox #BackupServer #RTO #RPO #DataProtection #DisasterRecovery #EnterpriseIT #Virtualization #TechCommunity #45Drives #LawrenceSystems
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Free Webinar: Open-Source Hyperconverged Infrastructure (HCI)
Wed, Feb 11, 2026 | 3:00–4:15 PM AST
After strong demand and a full first session, we’re bringing our open-source HCI webinar back.
This free, educational webinar walks through how modern hyperconverged infrastructure is built, how the market is shifting away from proprietary hypervisors, and what IT teams across North America should consider when evaluating open-source alternatives.
We’ll cover the current infrastructure landscape, the fundamentals of HCI, the role of Proxmox VE and Ceph, hardware considerations, and best practices for backup and disaster recoveryfollowed by a live Q&A.
Designed for enterprise, public sector, and evolving IT environments, this session focuses on real-world infrastructure understanding.
👉 Register now and join the conversation: register.gotowebinar.com/register/2302105122903002…
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Understanding Ceph Placement Groups (PGs) and Why They Matter
Placement Groups are a foundational part of how Ceph distributes and balances data across a cluster. When PG counts are properly sized, clusters stay balanced, performance remains predictable, and scaling is far less disruptive.
To make this easier, we built a Ceph PGs per Pool Calculator that helps estimate an appropriate PG count based on:
Number of OSDs in the cluster
Total pools
Replication or erasure coding configuration
The goal isn’t just “more PGs” it’s right-sized PGs that support even data distribution and efficient recovery as clusters grow.
This tool is especially useful for teams designing or expanding production Ceph environments, where early planning can prevent long-term performance and rebalancing challenges.
We also regularly share Ceph-focused educational webinars covering architecture, best practices, and real-world deployment lessons for operators working with open storage at scale.
👉 Click here to learn more and try the PG calculator: ow.ly/Nz9I50Y7JII
#Ceph #OpenSourceStorage #StorageEngineering #Infrastructure #Linux #DataCenterArchitecture #OpenStorage #45Drives #SystemsEngineering
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Open-source HCI is gaining real traction in enterprise and government environments.
On Jan 28 | 3:00–4:15 PM AST, we’re hosting a free webinar on building and operating open-source hyperconverged infrastructure at scale.
We’ll cover:
• Legacy HCI vs open-source alternatives
• A production-ready stack with Proxmox VE + Ceph
• Backup, disaster recovery, and real-world considerations
• Live Q&A
👉 Register free: ow.ly/Zg7550Y1ZT6
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We’ve been putting together something new 👀, a clean, well-documented open-source VDI setup designed to run smoothly on 45Drives hardware.
Before we take it any further, we want to hear from the people who actually live in this space every day.
If you were using an #OpenSourceVDI setup, what would you want it to handle? Any features, benefits, or use cases that would make it genuinely useful in your world?
Drop your thoughts in the comments. Your feedback helps guide where we take this next.
#SelfHosted #VirtualDesktops #45Drives #Homelab #ITPros #TechCommunity
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Ransomware is on the rise. In a recent article, the NCC Group reported a 28% increase in ransomware attacks in September alone, affecting organizations across North America and Europe, even forcing major airports to switch to manual operations.
The takeaway is clear: relying on standard defenses puts your data at risk. 45Drives SnapShield helps reduce that risk. Using real-time behavioral analysis, it acts like a “ransomware-activated fuse”, isolating infected clients instantly while keeping the rest of your storage environment running smoothly.
The result? Ransomware is contained, downtime is minimized, and critical data stays protected.
🔗 Learn more about 45Drives SnapShield: loom.ly/IRhAhSE
👉🏼 Read the full NCC Group report:loom.ly/RPPriSw
#CyberSecurity #RansomwareProtection #DataSecurity #StorageSecurity #SnapShield #ProactiveDefense #BusinessContinuity #ReduceRisk #ITSecurity
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