Z-410: How ZFS is slowly making its way to Mac OS X

This. I want this!<p>Hard disks are the only part of a computer that is not replaceable. Everything that improves data integrity is improving computer usage as a whole. Improving data integrity is improving user confidence in the machine. This is something that OSes should have done years ago. All any user ever does on a machine is manipulate and work with his personal data. Absolute data integrity should be paramount to any computing technology.<p>Alas, it is not, and we all have (hopefully) several backups. Again: Anything that improves data integrity is improving computing as a whole. I want this.

"16 exabytes ought to be enough for anybody"

&#62; <i>"There's a huge chasm between using Xsan over Fibre Channel and a USB drive with Time Machine," Brady told Ars. "That middle piece is what we're looking at—users that want the convenience of a device like a Drobo, but with more reliability and [easy verifiability]."</i><p>So, ultimately, this is a hardware play, then. That makes sense, because most of the features of ZFS don't add any value to a Mac with a single internal drive and at most one or two USB drives, which is how almost all Macs are used.

Does ZFS do anything to optimize for SSDs?

We've seen in the past that Apple is willing to adopt superior technology. They saw the potential of adopting a unix system as well as adopting an Intel chip. This allows them to provide the same user experience while providing those users with power, should they want it.

Nice. I just started using zfs on a home linux server. We have some large Macs, too, it would be nice to have better data integrity there.

Now Apple just has to buy them and make it standard.