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Openfiler vs Windows Storage Spaces

A side-by-side look at Openfiler and Windows Storage Spaces. For an in-depth review of either product, follow the links below.

Openfiler

Openfiler

Network & Admin

Openfiler is an open source network attached storage (NAS) solution built on Linux. It provides file-based storage and services like CIFS, NFS, iSCSI, FTP, and more over TCP/IP networks.

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Windows Storage Spaces

Windows Storage Spaces

System & Hardware

Windows Storage Spaces is a storage virtualization technology in Windows that allows combining multiple disks into storage pools. It provides fault tolerance using mirroring or parity and allows spanning pools across disks of different sizes.

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