With the release of TrueNAS SCALE 22.12 (Bluefin), the open hyperconvergence and scale-out storage platform is ideal for supporting enterprise file, block, and object storage while also supporting the deployment of applications and virtual machines (VMs). The freely downloadable software is now generally available after four months of testing two beta versions and a release candidate. Software quality is assured following more than 2,000 users who tested the release candidate version of Bluefin.
The first release of TrueNAS SCALE 22.02 (Angelfish) successfully introduced a Linux OS foundation, OpenZFS file system, containers (Kubernetes and Docker), and clustering to TrueNAS storage environments, enabling over 40,000 deployed systems in only 10 months. Bluefin will build on this solid foundation and expand to many more use cases and environments. Based on current trends, the IXsystems team expects the software to pass 100,000 installations and 2 Exabytes of data under management in 2023. Bluefin is a simple update for Angelfish users, offering new features, higher quality, and many improvements.