Hey, I'm not exactly sure if this is the right place to put this, but since there is no 'filesystem' forum, maybe it fits here. (otherwise please suggest a place) I was just evaluating my future ...

The proliferation of small files in distributed file systems poses significant challenges that affect both storage efficiency and operational performance. Modern systems, such as Hadoop Distributed ...

There is much value in separating storage from compute, particular for cloud database deployments. To this end, Alibaba has targeted low latency and high availability with a newly developed ...

Just about a year ago, I first mentioned TidyFS, a new, small distributed file system under development by Microsoft Research. Later this week at the Usenix '11 conference, Microsoft researchers ...

A key feature in Windows 2000 Server is DFS, short for Distributed File System. DFS is handy because it lets you point all network drives, no matter what server they physically occupy, to a single ...

SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Qumulo, the leader in enterprise-proven hybrid cloud file storage, today announced that the company’s acclaimed hybrid cloud file storage received the highest score in the ...

Forget beards and sandals. The leading open-source file systems are enterprise-class big hitters, with advanced features and massive, often parallel, scalability. Sure, many are under development and ...

Often, files that are distributed over the Internet are provided with a checksum number for security and file validity. While they are not needed, some people may wish to verify their downloads with ...

If you've been working with networks for any length of time, you've no doubt had a server's hard disk fill up, which usually means it's time to have users clear out files they no longer use. You can ...

IBM today plans to release a distributed file-system technology that it said will provide storage management capabilities across storage-area networks (SAN) with disk arrays and servers from multiple ...