Must Read Storage Spaces Direct Blog Posts

Hi all,

Quite often the best information on new technology is actually found in blog posts and not actual documentation, and while the documentation for Storage Spaces Direct from Microsoft is great, some of the real gems are in the pre-GA blogs they put up.

So below, I hope to keep up a list of essential blog posts from both Microsoft and independent bloggers for those of you who wish to really understand what’s happening under the hood!

Official Documentation
Deep Dive: The Storage Pool in Storage Spaces Direct (Cosmos Darwin)
Don’t do it: consumer-grade solid-state drives (SSD) in Storage Spaces Direct (Dan Lovinger)
Volume resiliency and efficiency in Storage Spaces Direct (Claus Joergensen)
Understanding SSD endurance: drive writes per day (DWPD), terabytes written (TBW), and the minimum recommended for Storage Spaces Direct (Cosmos Darwin)

If you think I’ve missed any posts off my list, feel free to leave me comment or flick me a message on twitter

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Ben Thomas

Ben Thomas is a Senior Solutions Engineer at Veeam with a deep passion for community, virtualization, and cloud technologies.

Prior to joining Veeam, he spent over 13 years at Datacom, where he progressed from the service desk to a senior advisory role specializing in Hybrid and Private Cloud solutions. His long-standing contributions to the tech community have been recognized with both the Microsoft MVP and Veeam Vanguard awards.

It was his passion as a Vanguard that ultimately led him to his role at Veeam, allowing him to work on the technology he advocates for every day. This blog is where Ben shares his hands-on experiences and real-world solutions from his work and home lab.

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