Ideas
storagebenchmarkingdevopslinux

Real-world filesystem benchmark tool

Create a benchmarking tool that tests filesystems under actual developer workloads, not synthetic tests. Help sysadmins choose the right FS for their use case.

Why now

Current benchmarks don't reflect real-world usage patterns, leading to poor storage choices.

Who for
Sysadmins and DevOps engineers
Business model
Paid licenses for teams
Effort
A few weeks

Developers waste time choosing filesystems based on misleading benchmark data. Build a tool that runs tests mimicking Git operations, database workloads, and build processes.

Sell licenses to DevOps teams and cloud engineers. Offer customized benchmarks for enterprise clients.

The MVP could test just 2-3 common workloads on major filesystems. The challenge is keeping test scenarios relevant as tech stacks evolve.

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Real-world filesystem benchmark tool — Ideas