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In the Shell · Nov 3, 2025 · 20 min

Storage

In this episode, we’ll talk about the differences between hard drives, SSDs, and NVMe storage, and how technologies like RAID and file systems keep information reliable. We’ll also discuss different file system types and full disk encryption. Become a Member https://members.sideofburritos.com Don't just host your podcast, own it 🟡 Yellowball is a podcast hosting service I built to give podcasters more control and less nonsense. Whether you’re starting fresh, moving your show over, or just curious, check it out at https://yellowball.fm. References https://www.corsair.com/us/en/explorer/diy-builder/storage/raid-0-raid-1-and-raid-5-explained/ https://klarasystems.com/articles/openzfs-understanding-zfs-vdev-types/ https://www.open-e.com/blog/introduction-to-zfs/ https://www.kingston.com/en/blog/personal-storage/understanding-file-systems https://freebsdfoundation.org/resource/an-introduction-to-the-z-file-system/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Standard_RAID_levels

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In this episode, we’ll talk about the differences between hard drives, SSDs, and NVMe storage, and how technologies like RAID and file systems keep information reliable. We’ll also discuss different file system types and full disk encryption.


Become a Member

https://members.sideofburritos.com


Don't just host your podcast, own it

🟡 Yellowball is a podcast hosting service I built to give podcasters more control and less nonsense. Whether you’re starting fresh, moving your show over, or just curious, check it out at https://yellowball.fm.


References

https://www.corsair.com/us/en/explorer/diy-builder/storage/raid-0-raid-1-and-raid-5-explained/

https://klarasystems.com/articles/openzfs-understanding-zfs-vdev-types/

https://www.open-e.com/blog/introduction-to-zfs/

https://www.kingston.com/en/blog/personal-storage/understanding-file-systems

https://freebsdfoundation.org/resource/an-introduction-to-the-z-file-system/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Standard_RAID_levels

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