Designing distributed file systems that maintain POSIX-compatibility is a challenging task, often requiring tradeoffs to be made. GFS introduced a decoupled architecture comprising a master, ...

Cloud computing is a new technology which comes from distributed computing, parallel computing, grid computing and other computing technologies. In cloud computing, the data storage and computing are ...

Media files now consume enormous amounts of storage, growing at a scale that has led to the termination of integrated drives in dedicated media server chassis. Future systems will need to be attached ...

CENTREVILLE, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Peer Software, today announced PeerGFS 5.0, an enterprise-class software solution that helps customers solve data management challenges with file and object storage ...

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 ...

Network-attached storage (NAS), or file storage, provides shared storage in which access to data takes place at the level of entire files. NAS is defined by the fact it runs a file system and manages ...

Today's companies face the challenge of managing distributed development efforts across multiple remote locations. Not only are there substantial communication and process issues involved, but simply ...