Panzura LLC is updating its CloudFS hybrid cloud file platform with features aimed at lowering storage infrastructure costs, simplifying operations and preparing enterprise file data for emerging ...

Abstract: This paper provides an overview of existing distributed file systems, discussing their advantages and limitations in the context of modern environments such as distributed computing systems.

Neel Somani, a researcher and technologist from the University of California, Berkeley, has seen firsthand how big traffic spikes can trip up even top tech companies. They use distributed 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 ...

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 ...

DeepSeek AI recently released its Fire-Flyer File System (3FS) as open source, presenting a distributed storage solution specifically engineered for the high-throughput, low-latency demands of ...

In context: Microsoft introduced the original version of ReFS in 2012 alongside the enterprise-focused Windows Server 2012. At the time, the company stated that the new file system was intended to ...

Gaurav Bansal is a Senior Staff Software Engineer at Uber with 12+ years of experience in scalable, high-performance distributed systems. Every new tech business today builds distributed systems and ...

Version 1.0.0 of CubeFS was released as open-source in March 2019. It entered the CNCF Sandbox in December 2019, moved to the Incubator in 2022, and graduated as a full CNCF project in January 2025.