Linking is the process of combining various pieces of code and data together to form a single executable that can be loaded in memory. Linking can be done at compile time, at load time (by loaders) ...

The emergence of object storage as a viable means of data retention upsets the existing methods – closely connected – of file and block storage, also known as NAS and SAN. This article will recap the ...

Unstructured data is huge – in all senses. There is lots of it, and file or object sizes can be large. Go back just a decade and the predominant method of storage for unstructured data would have been ...

The substance of the debate boils down to whether or not the concept of a “file” (as opposed to a directly-addressed object) will be relevant as more and more computing (and more of our daily lives) ...

Sixty percent of corporate data is now stored in the cloud according to research published by Statista Inc. This figure represents a steady rise from 30% in 2015 and is expected to continue to grow.

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 ...