What I learned about 10GbE networking
I’ve been on a learning curve with improving my imaging processing productivity. I have Synology to thank for this, prompting me to ponder the possibilities of big NAS and the associated infrastructure to improve my image processing life. Not just…
Lets talk about the Synology DS3622xs+
In an earlier article I pondered my ongoing storage needs to manage around 300000 images and counting. I had been using the Synology RS815 since 2015 and it no longer delivered the performance I needed with my imaging application. That’s…
What is 2.5GbE (and do you need it)?
For many people internet and network connectivity is some sort of magic. Somehow the world exists at the end of a keyboard, no need to explain further. But some have a bit more curiosity about networking and the internet and…
Adventures in IT – updating the Fitzgibbon PoP
The Fitzgibbon PoP – the home network so named because, well read on and find out. In the beginning, 2004 lets say, there was the shoe rack data centre. This was a Telstra cable modem, WRT54G router and access point…
Using the Synology DS225+
A while back I added a Synology Diskstation DS225+ to the NAS fleet for the purpose of providing fast shared storage for the imaging workstations, one Mac, one PC which I wrote about here. On paper the DS225+ appeared a…