The Internet File System is similar to Microsoft’s Web Storage System (WSS). WSS, the file system built into Exchange 2000, is a distributed repository for data that can be accessed through many ...

Decentralized file sharing is a peer-to-peer network system where files are distributed across multiple nodes, eliminating the need for a central server.

New wide area file services (WAFS) products combine distributed file systems with caching technology to allow real-time, read-write access to shared file storage from any location, while also ...

Network file systems whose files are dispersed across file servers and connect to the file system client application through a particular network protocol are distributed file systems (Fig. 1). In ...

By creating encrypted tunnels between users and servers, VPNs help ensure your files stay private, even on public or shared ...

We look at global distributed file systems that put enterprise data under a single file access namespace so that enterprises and branch offices can get to data from anywhere.

Gartner has established a new Magic Quadrant for distributed file systems and object storage due to the rapid growth of unstructured data. Here are the vendors that are leading the way.

Blockchain-based solutions delivered an alternative to traditional file-sharing, offering cryptographic security and distributed storage. However, the implementation often falls short in practice.

Storing and syncing files in the cloud makes your life easier and keeps your data safer. The best cloud storage services we've tested let you easily share and access files from anywhere and ...

PeerGFS enables a distributed file system to be created across mixed storage systems that include Windows, NetApp Data ONTAP, DellEMC Isilon/VNX/Unity, Nutanix Files, S3, and Azure Blob, with ...