Results tagged "file system"
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Open Source Poised for Innovation Explosion
August 06, 2013 07:16 PM
Cost pressures and the fast feedback of open source's development model will spur new levels of innovation in open software in the next ten years.How Tape and LTFS Can Relieve Storage Pressure
June 27, 2013 08:56 AM
Most data stored on hard disk has little value, but enterprises are reluctant to part with it. Tape is more cost-effective, and Linear Tape File System (LTFS) makes writing to a tape-based active archive much easier.When Lawsuits Replace Innovation, Customers Lose
July 06, 2010 11:30 AM
There has been a growing surge of legal action in the storage and networking supplier community over the last few weeks, and no matter who the winner is, the IT professionals who use these technologies are going to be the real losers. I'm all for technology companies protecting their intellectual property, and when a patent is directly infringed on, they should do everything they can to protect themselves. At some point, though, you have to accept that in technology, people are going to try to add your successful features to their products.File Systems 2.0
May 17, 2010 10:00 AM
Storage management challenges are often being addressed by either storage hardware vendors or storage software developers. It is time for file systems to step up and offer a little help to the process. Most of the third-party software and hardware actually do a good job of solving many of the problems, but there are a few areas where the file system could help out like thin provisioning, backup and deduplication.The Types Of Automated Tiering
March 09, 2010 08:00 AM
Automated tiering, the transparent movement of data between tiers of storage, has several methods of delivery. There is some disagreement as to which is the "real" automated tiering. I'm not sure if from a storage manager's perspective it matters, but understanding the types of automated tiering will help you select the best method for your data center.The Cloud As Primary Storage
January 19, 2010 12:03 PM
To this point and for the foreseeable future, cloud storage will largely be isolated to use as an archive or as a backup destination. At some point, however, cloud providers are going to start offering cloud storage as a primary storage location. What needs to happen to get there and how close are we? This differs from the discussion about primary storage that a software as a service cloud (Saas) provider will use. As I wrote about in this blog last year, these solutions will require the typical tier 1 storage capabilities. This blog is about secondary tier applications that don't have the very high performance demands of the primary applications within a data center.New Microsoft File System Is Top-Drawer
September 09, 2005 04:00 AM
Microsoft has issued a beta release of its new WinFS file system, which holds a great deal of potential for improving data management.Cisco Unveils WAN File Access Appliances
December 15, 2004 02:53 PM
New hardware simplifies the management and improves security of file-based data on WANs.Apple Branches Out To SAN Management
April 19, 2004 10:00 PM
Apple today introduced Xsan, a high-performance, enterprise-class storage area network file system aimed at professional video production as well as storage consolidation for business, government, education and high-performance computing.
