Network attached storage (NAS) systems are using low-cost ATA drives as a means of lowering the cost of bulk
file storage. The lower cost per gigabyte and higher capacity per drive makes these systems attractive for storage of infrequently accessed files.
Administrators face significant challenges as they work to provide efficient
file storage management.
The new wave of converged block and
file storage devices should be well received.
Also, since it is designed specifically for 24x365 data center environments where clusters of application servers need low latency access to shared pools of
file storage, DAFS provides data integrity and availability features such as consistent high-speed locking, graceful failover of clients and servers, fencing, and data recovery.
Thomas Kurian, CEO, Google Cloud, announced in a blog post that the company has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Elastifile, a provider of scalable, enterprise
file storage for the cloud.
Thankfully, the market for
file storage has expanded beyond industrial metal cabinets to include upholstered, wooden, colorful or patterned containers.
Elastifile, a pioneer of enterprise-grade, scalable
file storage for the public cloud, has announced availability of Elastifile Cloud File System on AWS Marketplace, providing Amazon Web Services (AWS) customers with the ability to easily deploy enterprise-grade, scalable
file storage in just a few clicks, the company said.
Elastifile has introduced a fully-managed, scalable
file storage service for Google Cloud Platform.
With Office 365, Qatar's organisations have access to an enterprise-grade productivity suite that bundles together Microsoft Outlook business email, Microsoft Office business applications (including Word, Excel, PowerPoint), Microsoft Sharepoint for file sharing, Microsoft OneDrive for cloud-based
file storage, Skype for Business for collaboration and industry-leading ransomware protection.
It comes with 10GB of team
file storage and 2GB of personal storage per person, TechCrunch reported.