The ZFS filesystem has been a game-changer in the way we approach local application data storage, shared storage solutions, replication and general data backup. I've been a long-time proponent of ZFS storage in a variety of scenarios, going back to my first experiences with OpenSolaris in 2008, buying my own ZFS Thumper/Thor in 2009, adopting ZFS on Linux for production use in 2012, and through co