NERSC recently unveiled their new Community File System (CFS), a long-term data storage tier developed in collaboration with IBM that is optimized for capacity and manageability. The CFS replaces ...

Create a live system ISO for your Ubuntu-based Linux machines using Systemback Your email has been sent Jack Wallen introduces you to an easy way to create live ISO images of your currently running ...

One of the last things the Linux kernel does during system boot is mount the root filesystem. The Linux kernel dictates no filesystem structure, but user space applications expect to find files with ...

We’re accustomed to the massive scale of everying associated with exascale supercomputing. Now we’re getting details on the file system that will support Frontier, the world’s first exascale-certified ...

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 ...

This vendor-written tech primer has been edited by Network World to eliminate product promotion, but readers should note it will likely favor the submitter’s approach. Correctly sizing a disk backup ...

NTFS, an acronym that stands for New Technology File System, is a file system first introduced by Microsoft in 1993 with the release of Windows NT 3.1. The Windows Server line of operating systems ...

IDC on Wednesday said the worldwide market for file-based and object-based storage is gaining momentum, and that cloud vendors building their own object-based storage systems is driving this market to ...

HFS+ v. APFS: Which Apple File System is Better? Your email has been sent Apple's newest file system, APFS, has modern advancements over the antiquated HFS+, but how does its pros and cons stack up in ...

For all the talk of enterprise flash and the all-flash datacentre, there are several areas where hard disks are still chugging along nicely. One of those is NAS. You ...