iXsystems
Duane Broussard is an experienced hardware engineer currently at iXsystems since March 2015, with a robust background in systems engineering and technical consulting. Prior roles include senior system engineer at ZT Systems from July 2010 to March 2015, and technical consultant engineer at Redbridge IT from October 2003 to June 2010. Additionally, Duane served as a system administrator at Norcal Pottery Products Inc. from April 2002 to October 2003, and as a network and database administrator at Classic Custom Vacations from August 1990 to October 2001. Duane holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Administration of Justice from San Jose State University.
iXsystems
iX is an Open Source pioneer and the company behind TrueNAS®, the world’s most deployed storage software. Relied upon by millions in over 200 countries, TrueNAS is an award-winning universal data platform used by a majority of Fortune 500 companies. It helps organizations modernize how they store and protect data by leveraging open storage to simplify operations and drastically reduce cost. The platform harnesses the power of the legendary ZFS file system to provide scale-up or scale-out unified storage with the reliability and performance demanded by virtualization, backup, and many other data-heavy workloads. Thousands of organizations have chosen TrueNAS® Enterprise systems and support from iX, rating it 4.9/5 and a Customer’s Choice on Gartner Peer Insights™. Founded in Silicon Valley in 2002, iXsystems is a profitable self-funded company with no outside investors. This independence allows the company to focus solely on making users and customers successful, offering an alternative to traditional commercial storage systems that are proprietary, restrictive, and overpriced.