Q: How do I NFS mount a filesystem on other Linux machines? A: NFS, or Network File System, is a technology that was introduced into the Unix world by Sun Microsystems. It allows a computer to mount a ...

As expected, Apple today announced it has begun shipping Xsan, a high performance, enterprise class Storage Area Network (SAN) file system priced at $999 per client and per server. Xsan combines ...

File systems, at the broadest of perspectives, have continually evolved functionally and dimensionally over the past several years. Once confined to disk drives and computer software applications that ...

Despite existing in an era where cloud storage has largely taken over as the primary choice for casual file sharing, transferring files over your local network is still essential for any home with ...

Media files now consume enormous amounts of storage, growing at a scale that has led to the termination of integrated drives in dedicated media server chassis. Future systems will need to be attached ...

If you’re a Microsoft small business running either Windows 7 or Vista computers, the operating system’s built-in file synchronization feature can save you a lot of time and aggravation. Here’s the ...

In the Linux environment, the file system acts as a backbone, orchestrating the systematic storage and retrieval of data. It is a hierarchical structure that outlines how data is organized, stored, ...

File, block and object are fundamental to how users and applications access and modify data storage. That’s been the case for decades, and the transition to the cloud has seen that remain so – but ...

File systems and UUIDs have a special relationship on Linux systems. What are these very long identifiers and how can you view the connections between them and disk partitions? The /etc/fstab file is ...

LAS VEGAS -- April 27, 2004 -- Apple has now introduced Xsan, a high-performance, enterprise-class Storage Area Network (SAN) file system priced at $999 per system. "Apple's pro video and IT customers ...