Hey, I'm not exactly sure if this is the right place to put this, but since there is no 'filesystem' forum, maybe it fits here. (otherwise please suggest a place) I was just evaluating my future ...

A key feature in Windows 2000 Server is DFS, short for Distributed File System. DFS is handy because it lets you point all network drives, no matter what server they physically occupy, to a single ...

Editor’s Note: You may have noticed that we changed the name of this newsletter from “Windows Networking” to “Windows Networking Tips.” It’s a small change, but we feel it helps describe the kind of ...

(1) For replication of files across the Internet, see IPFS. (2) A distributed file system is software that keeps track of files stored across multiple servers or networks. When data are requested, a ...

The proliferation of small files in distributed file systems poses significant challenges that affect both storage efficiency and operational performance. Modern systems, such as Hadoop Distributed ...

A new Windows NTLM relay attack called DFSCoerce has been discovered that uses MS-DFSNM, Microsoft's Distributed File System, to completely take over a Windows domain.

The moral here is that DFS-R is not a distributed database system. If you expect frequent simultaneous updates of files in your DFS target folders, then DFS may not be the best tool to use to provide ...

SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Qumulo, the simple way to manage exabyte-scale data anywhere, today announced its position as a Leader in the 2023 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Distributed File Systems and ...

File management software maker Peer Software plans to launch Linux file server compatibility this summer, along with enhanced artificial intelligence/machine learning (AI/ML)-based file access anomaly ...