While the recommendation is in general sound, I don't think the article applies to using ZFS on a workstation. It's about using ZFS as a storage subsystem (of multiple TB size) where data must be kept safe and without errors.
You can still get most of the benefits on a workstation with non-ECC RAM, consider that any other file system would have the same challenge to deal with on non-ECC RAM.
So, as in all things, it's a money/benefits tradeoff: Does the data you're working with warrant spending a ridiculous amount of money?
You can still get most of the benefits on a workstation with non-ECC RAM, consider that any other file system would have the same challenge to deal with on non-ECC RAM.
So, as in all things, it's a money/benefits tradeoff: Does the data you're working with warrant spending a ridiculous amount of money?