File, block and object are fundamental to how users and applications access and modify data storage. That’s been the case for decades, and the transition to the cloud has seen that remain so – but ...

As file sizes and data sets grow into the terabyte and petabyte range, users are looking for a method for storing, accessing and sharing the files among different hosts. That’s where clustered and ...

Here at Miami, we have a lot of systems running to keep the campus afloat. With those systems comes data and files that need to be stored. As one can imagine, with a footprint as big as Miami's, that ...

The data storage industry has evolved significantly in the last three decades, but what has happened in the last 10 years has been another order of change entirely. The maturation of the cloud and the ...

Devices can be character devices (like keyboards and serial ports), block devices (such as hard disks and USB devices), network devices and virtual devices. On Linux systems, devices are represented ...

In the realm of modern data management, few technologies hold as much promise and versatility as the ZFS file system. Originally developed by Sun Microsystems for their Solaris operating system, ZFS ...

Linux is the most flexible and customizable operating system on the planet. That customizability starts deep within the heart of the Linux kernel and the file system. A computer file system is a ...

High performance computing (HPC) systems are at the forefront of scientific and industrial innovation, necessitating robust file systems and advanced I/O optimisation techniques to overcome data ...

FT. LAUDERDALE, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--DataCore Software announced that it has been recognized in the 2023 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Distributed File Systems and Object Storage 1. “In the face of ...

External hard drives can be moved between systems, reformatted at will, and repurposed without risking the data or stability ...