The storage Guy

Akash Jain

Akash Jain

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Akash Jain

Akash Jain

Sales and Technical Director at PNP Storage.
With over 25 years in the data storage industry, I share insights into NAS, tape systems, and the evolution of storage technologies.

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Recent Articles

LTO-10’s 40TB Explained (Not Areal Density but material engineering this time)

The 40 TB LTO-10 variant uses a simple trick : add about 33% more tape to get about 33% more capacity much like the old 180 / 120 VHS tapes. By switching to an aramid film base, they were able to pack that extra tape without increaing the cartridge footprint

Running Unraid on a UGREEN NAS (DXP4800 / 6800 / 2800 Series)

UGREEN NAS devices ship with UGOS (Debian-based OS + web UI). If you want to try Unraid, you can run it from a USB stick. Unraid boots off the USB disk and doesnt affect your UGOS installation ( as long as you dont include system disk in array) Create Unraid USB Boot

Install Immich on Ugreen NAS - The Easy way with GUI

I will show you how to install Immich - the open-source self-hosted photo and video backup solution on your Ugreen NAS without touching the command line at all. Step 1 : Create the Directories You have to create the directories first which will host your immich installation. I like to create

End of RDX : Tandberg Data’s Exit and What It Means

Let me take you back to the days when DDS/DAT tapes ruled the backup scene. A DDS-90 tape used to cost just 2 dollars - the cheapest tape I ever sold in my life. It also turned out to be one of the most successful backup technologies ever. Sony

Seagate Exos All Part numbers Current and EOL - 2025 version

Seagate’s Exos keep growing both in capacity and in features. New models are introduced almost every quarter, while many older ones are refreshed or made end-of-life (EOL) status. Getting a list of current Exos models is easy. What’s harder is knowing which part number existed just a few

Easiest way to install Tailscale VPN on Ugreen NAS

The easiest way to run Tailscle on your Ugreen is with Docker. I will show you step by step how to do it, without having to know much about containers. We will use Ugreen docker app which is GUI, so you wont have to type any commands or touch the

From Metal Particle to BaFe to SrFe in LTO-10 : The Magnetic Evolution of LTO Tapes

Tape has long been the unsung hero of data storage. In the world of cold storage and archival solutions, LTO (Linear Tape-Open) continues to dominate( alongside IBM’s 3592 format) as the most widely adopted tape standard. With the upcoming LTO-10 generation delivering a raw capacity of 30TB per cartridge,

LTO-10: The Real Technical Scoop , No Fluff

With LTO-10 set to launch in under a month, here’s a no-nonsense breakdown of what actually matters. Forget the marketing buzz , these are the key technical points you should know if you work with tape. 1. Higher Native Capacity – 30TB Per Cartridge LTO-10 now offers 30TB of native capacity,

Your Media Safe Isn’t Truly a Media Safe Unless It’s Class 125

Not all ‘media safes’ are truly safe for media. check for Class 125 certification. Never buy a class 350 safe sold as a Media safe , it just wont protect your data in fire.

QNAP High Availability: How It Works and Why It’s a Game Changer

QNAP has introduced its own native High Availability (HA) feature. Previously, users could replicate data across two devices using SnapSync, but in the event of a failure, the switch to the backup NAS had to be handled manually. Now, with QNAP’s HA, that gap is closed.

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