Last month we began discussing typical file systems, starting first with local and shared file systems, then moving into the network file system. The network file system (also known as a proxy file ...

The network protocol that supports requests between machines. The file sharing protocol provides the commands for opening, reading, writing and closing files across the network and may also provide ...

File sharing is a fundamental aspect of networked computing, and in Linux environments, two of the most prevalent protocols facilitating this are NFS (Network File System) and Samba. This article aims ...

File systems, at the broadest of perspectives, have continually evolved functionally and dimensionally over the past several years. Once confined to disk drives and computer software applications that ...

Are you using or planning to use NFSv4 (Network File System version 4)? I wouldn’t be surprised if most of the answers to that question are a flat-out no or a quizzical stare, because this latest ...

It has been a decade since the first version of the Network Data Management Protocol was launched as an effort to solve the problems posed by the backup and recovery of network file servers. Initial ...

SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Qumulo, the breakthrough leader in radically simplifying enterprise file data management across hybrid cloud environments, today announced support for network file system ...

Although the World Wide Web is a global network, it remains predominantly centralized in terms of data storage. Servers, whether physical or virtual, are housed in large server farms or cloud ...

Changes impacting storage are taking place at every layer of the network architecture: Disk drives are continuing on a Moore’s law-like cost/capacity curve, yet concurrently we are also seeing the ...