The technology is aimed at corporations or universities with
tens of thousands of machines, storing billions of files, containing
trillions of bytes of data, Microsoft says. In other words, a giant-sized
network,
traditionally requiring giant-sized storage.
Microsoft came up with the idea by looking at the way its own employees use
and store data. The systems and networks research group discovered that most
of the company employees personal hard disks were nowhere near full.
Keeping an eye on this over a couple of years, they noticed that the
percentage of users disks that remain unused is increasing, as the size of
new hard disks grows.
Farsite aims to take advantage of this wasted space, the company
says.
The software incorporates the toughest RSA encryption algorithms, to assure that each
users files are only available to those who should see them, officials say.
It is also able to balance disk loads so that no single system gets
overloaded.
The first test this week was carried out on 150 to 200 PCs, but
researchers say that it conceivably could support up to 10,000
machines.
By combining resources and expertise, the AI-Enabled ICT Workforce Consortium will offer a blueprint for how industries can adapt to an AI-dominated future.
IT leaders should heed the guidance of cybersecurity insurance providers who think businesses should prioritize security education, incident preparedness, regular internal audits, and ongoing vulnerability scanning and patching.
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