The ICT department mainly benefits from using this product.

The ease of use of the 'jail', the management of backups, and copies to easily create test and pre-production scenarios have speeded up the development and distribution of business apps.

The handling of 'jails' with the replication feature meant that we could quickly create these test and pre-production environments.

The possibility of creating copies of the 'jails', to then carry out destructive tests, meant that we could quickly try out new features of that jail/service.

This solution supports our organization quite well. We are able to make the best use of VMware, very easily. 

There are some things where I tend to use Linux for some parts of the work and Windows for others. For example, in video editing, if I've recorded something on a DVD, I will normally use Linux to do the conversion of the DVD into a video file. I will then, normally, edit on Windows as I find that there's Pinnacle Studio, which is commercial and only available on Windows. 

What I tend to do is do the conversion on the Linux machine and I do it to the FreeNAS box. Then I will take it from the FreeNAS box onto the Windows machine and do the editing. And then put it back, probably, depending on what kind of video it is. I will either save it for archival purposes on FreeNAS, or I will move it over to one of my discs. For example, I've got a couple of other hard drives, network drives such as Western Digital. I'll put it on there so I can watch it on TV if I want to.

The ease and reliability of transferring data is a big plus. I use this feature all the time now. Also, the reliability of the backup is reassuring.

• We save a ton of money
• It's got a nice, user-friendly interface
• Snapshot replication between the units
• Easy configuration