Nature

Optimization of Small File Management in Distributed File Systems

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 ...
CoinTelegraph

What are distributed systems, and how do they work?

What is a distributed system? A distributed system is a collection of independent computers that appear to the user as a single coherent system. To accomplish a common objective, the computers in a ...
Computer Weekly

PeerGFS to add AI/ML anomaly detection to distributed file system product

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 ...
Business Wire

Qumulo Named a Leader in IDC MarketScape Worldwide Distributed Scale-Out File System 2022 Vendor Assessment

SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Qumulo, the leader in data storage and management at scale, today announced it has been named as a Leader in the IDC MarketScape Worldwide Distributed Scale-Out File System ...
Computer Weekly

File, block and object: Storage fundamentals in the cloud era

Despite the many changes in data storage over the decades, some fundamentals remain. One of these is that storage is accessed by one of three methods – block, file and object. This article will define ...