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 ...

(LAN), even if that LAN carries storage traffic (that is, via networked filesystem shares and so on). Only if the LAN carries storage traffic using the iSCSI or FCoE protocols can it then be ...

August 21, 2018 Nicole Hemsoth Prickett Cloud Comments Off on Alibaba Rolls Own Distributed File System for Cloud Database Performance There is much value in separating storage from compute, ...

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 ...

Market leaders in distributed file systems and object storage include Dell Technologies, IBM, Pure Storage, Scality, NetApp and Qumulo, according to Gartner’s new 2020 Magic Quadrant. Gartner’s 2020 ...