Show Notes
It's a storage showdown as Jim and Wes bust some performance myths about RAID and ZFS.
Plus our favorite features from Fedora 32, and why Wes loves DNF. Links: What's new in Fedora 32 Workstation
Fedora 32 ChangeSet
Linux distro review: Fedora Workstation 32
TechSNAP 428: RAID Reality Check
ZFS versus RAID: Eight Ironwolf disks, two filesystems, one winner
Understanding RAID: How performance scales from one disk to eight
Find Jim on 2.5 Admins
Find Wes on LINUX Unplugged
TechSNAP 1: First episode of TechSNAP (in 2011!)
TechSNAP 300: End of the Allan and Chris era (2017)
TechSNAP 301: Enter Dan and Wes
TechSNAP 347: A Farewell to Dan
TechSNAP 348: Chris is back!
TechSNAP 389: Jim's first time as a guest
TechSNAP 390: Jim's second guest appearance
TechSNAP 393: Chris says goodbye
TechSNAP 395: Jim joins the show
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