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 ...

Ernie Smith is a former contributor to BizTech, an old-school blogger who specializes in side projects, and a tech history nut who researches vintage operating systems for fun. With so many emerging ...

Cloud storage is increasingly sophisticated and flexible. The initial appeal of storing data in the cloud was flexibility and cost, and to achieve that, the majority of cloud services based their ...

Digital data drives the modern economy. The fact that most non-personal service and travel businesses were less affected or even thrived during the COVID-19 pandemic is a testament to the ability of ...

In the Linux environment, the file system acts as a backbone, orchestrating the systematic storage and retrieval of data. It is a hierarchical structure that outlines how data is organized, stored, ...

Cloudian updated its software-defined storage, which now stretches from on-premises data centers to multiple public clouds. It supports cloud storage at Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft Azure, and ...

Where should I store this file? How do I know if my file contains protected data? What happens if this information gets into the wrong hands? There's a lot to consider about proper file storage and ...

Businesses face several problems when storing data on-premises. There are steep technical and cost issues in scaling infrastructure up and down, and maintaining storage area networks is a challenge.

These 10 data storage startups are tackling disaster recovery and archiving, data protection, and high-speed and secure file sharing -- and even cutting the cost and upping the performance of ...