Block level storage sales have gone through the roof as more businesses realize its flexibility. File level storage is still a better option when you just need a place to dump raw files. Learn more ...

The rise of the cloud, the emergence of hyper-convergence and the lightning-fast speeds of non-volatile memory express (NVMe) flash have perhaps masked some of the fundamentals of storage. But, at ...

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 ...

Improvements in network-attached storage density and performance target unstructured data workloads. Here's how a NAS server works, how it is different from a SAN, and what IT buyers want in ...

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Market leaders in distributed file systems and object storage include Dell Technologies, IBM, Pure Storage, Scality, NetApp and Qumulo, according to Gartner’s new 2020 Magic Quadrant. Gartner’s 2020 ...

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Take advantage of Azure Files in your .Net applications to access managed, secure, SMB file shares in the Microsoft Azure cloud Microsoft’s Azure cloud computing platform provides interoperable cloud ...