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btrfs vs SmartOS

A side-by-side look at btrfs and SmartOS. For an in-depth review of either product, follow the links below.

btrfs

btrfs

System & Hardware

btrfs is an open-source file system that aims to offer advanced features compared to ext4. Some key features include snapshotting, checksums, and copy-on-write, as well as optimizations for SSDs

filesystemlinuxopensourcesnapshotscopyonwritessdoptimization
SmartOS

SmartOS

Os & Utilities

SmartOS is an open-source operating system designed for cloud computing environments. It is built on top of the Illumos kernel, a derivative of Solaris, and enhances security, virtualization, storage, and networking features.

virtualizationcloud-computingopen-source

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