How To Build a Custom SAN (Storage Area Network)
Hardware, Part 1 Why I Wanted to Roll My Own SAN In my constant search to find the perfect SAN (Storage Area Network) I came to the realization a long time ago that it really doesn’t exist. Now of...
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Iometer – IO Benchmark and Troubleshooting Tool When I started work as an IT professional I remember chasing my tail quite frequently. I would click and click until I was blue in the face. When that...
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Netgear Switch GS748T GS724T Loud Fan Swap Modification
Introduction A while back I picked up a Netgear GS748T 48-Port Gigabit Switch. Price-wise the switch was hard to beat considering the included feature set and density of ports all in one handsome...
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Network Bandwidth Testing with Iometer
Introduction Lesser known of Iometer comes in the form of it’s network bandwidth testing functionality. Iometer excels beautifully at testing all facets of disk storage IO and this article is going to...
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GPU CPU for Bitcoin, Video Encoding, and Scientific Research
Introduction With every continued release of GPU SDKs (System Developer Kits) NVIDIA and AMD are enabling mainstream GPGPU applications. As the SDKs become easier to use and more code friendly,...
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Home Network Closet Rack Build
Once upon a time I had a hot mess of network gear, a tangle of cables running in every direction, and no idea whatsoever on how to organize it all. Needless to say this was not something I was going to...
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2016 Geek Gift Guide
Okay, let’s cut right to the chase! 2016 was a great year to be a geek. Life is crazy, as usual, and here at iTechStorm we are no exception to being crazy about geek gear and gadgets. While there are...
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