iXsystems Brings Data Platform to Market with Production Release of TrueNAS SCALE 24.04

iXsystems, Inc. announced the production release of TrueNAS SCALE 24.04 alongside its new series of hybrid storage appliances, the TrueNAS Enterprise H-Series.

TrueNAS Scale dashboard screenshot
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TrueNAS 24.04 is the 4th major version of the company’s Linux-based data platform software, furthering the mission to provide true data freedom by continually improving on the flexibility, interoperability, and storage efficiency that has already made TrueNAS a world’s most deployed storage software.

Codenamed ‘Dragonfish’, TrueNAS 24.04 is expected to be the best-ever version of TrueNAS, representing the next step in major advancements in security, performance and functionality of the platform over all previous releases of TrueNAS (CORE and SCALE). The 42% growth in the number of organizations using TrueNAS over the past 18 months corresponds to the 2 consecutive Customers’ Choice awards in Gartner’s annual Voice of the Customer Report for the Primary Storage category. During this same time, users of TrueNAS Enterprise also rated their experiences 4.9 out of 5 in the Distributed File Systems and Object Storage category.

TrueNAS 24.04 introduces SMB and Admin auditing, and the enterprise support of restricted admins and immutable snapshots. Additionally, it has a simplified and improved share creation workflow, and open client sessions for both the SMB and NFS file sharing protocols can now be managed from the TrueNAS web UI for further simplicity and efficiency.

TrueNAS Enterprise H-Series

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The TrueNAS Enterprise H-Series is the newest member of the company’s storage system portfolio. Available in dual-controller configurations and with options for hybrid or all-flash storage, the TrueNAS H-Series is designed to provide reliable storage for cost-optimized workloads at the Edge or data center that can scale up to 2PB in capacity.

The series introduces 2 models, the TrueNAS H10 and the forthcoming H20, both having a compact 2U form factor with these benefits:

Power-efficiency: With a typical power consumption of 100-300W, the TrueNAS H-Series helps meet your corporate sustainability and environmental initiatives.
HA: Available dual-controller architecture provides continuous accessibility, providing over 99.999% uptime.
Expandability: With optional 24, 60, or 102-bay expansion shelves, the H-Series is ready to grow from 20TB all-flash to 2PB hybrid storage.

“The availability of the new TrueNAS Enterprise H-Series, powered by TrueNAS 24.04, exemplifies our commitment to advancing the world’s most widely deployed storage software,” stated Morgan Littlewood, SVP, product management, iXsystems. “The H-Series provides the smallest and lowest power footprint while the M-Series and F-Series deliver Hybrid scalability and All-flash performance.”

TrueNAS open storage community
A testament to the draw of TrueNAS, the TrueNAS Open Storage Community has grown significantly over the past several years. Already the most used storage software on earth, TrueNAS saw 42% growth in the number of organizations and individuals using TrueNAS over the past 18 months, while the general market saw slower than expected commercial growth.

“We must always begin by thanking the TrueNAS Community, including those who are also our Enterprise customers, for their tremendous support that has elevated TrueNAS into a leading position in the storage marketplace, backed by social proof,” said Brett Davis, EVP, iXsystems.“ At a time when analysts predict as many as 3 in 10 companies will choose a new storage supplier in 2024, we are looking forward to helping those organizations discover why so many others are choosing TrueNAS as the top alternative for conquering their data growth challenges.”

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Availability:

Both TrueNAS H-Series appliances and TrueNAS Enterprise 24.04 software are available.
The community edition, TrueNAS SCALE 24.04, is also free to download or upgrade to.