Microsoft Corp.’s System Center Data Protection Manager (DPM) will be ready for prime time in the third quarter, the vendor is expected to announce today. Microsoft has completed production of its ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Have you ever needed to format a new hard drive or USB drive, and were given the option of selecting from acronyms like FAT, FAT32, or NTFS? Or did you once try plugging in an external device, only ...

It’s important to note, however, that the term disk-to-disk backup may be a bit misleading. What we’re really talking about when we use the expression “disk-to-disk backup” is actually disk-to-disk-to ...

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 ...

How to access a system image and restore individual files using Windows 10’s native VHD support Your email has been sent If you've fallen behind on your File History backups, a VHD could be your ...

It's the day after Independence Day in the US, and much of our staff is just returning to their preferred work machines. If this was 1997 instead of 2018, that would mean booting up BeOS for some. The ...

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 ...

In this post, we will show you how to find out the file system of a drive on a Windows 11/10 PC. There are various file system types with distinct characteristics and features. While some file systems ...