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When I wrote last month about the state of Linux file synchronization, I argued that most native Linux solutions are too complex or don't provide a sufficiently seamless user experience. Some ...

Just about a year ago, I first mentioned TidyFS, a new, small distributed file system under development by Microsoft Research. Later this week at the Usenix '11 conference, Microsoft researchers ...

Start-up WebFS Inc. wants to simplify multivendor file and application access for corporate network users, regardless of their operating or file systems. Salem, Mass.-based WebFS says it has designed ...

Last month we began discussing typical file systems, starting first with local and shared file systems, then moving into the network file system. The network file system (also known as a proxy file ...

Today marks the availability of Alluxio 1.0, the first major release of the memory-centric, virtual distributed file system formerly known as Tachyon. The graduate of UC Berkeley’s AMPLab is already ...

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Version control woes are still a real issue. Of course, control system integrators try to manage all the content associated with your projects, but sooner or later things can get out of hand and they ...