A high-speed computer in a network that stores the programs and data files shared by users. It acts like a remote disk drive. The difference between a file server and an application server is that the ...

[The opinions expressed here are mine alone, and not those of Google, Inc. my current employer.] I don't often write about my day to day work, but sometimes I run across a problem that is so ...

Have you ever noticed that your file server storage space has quickly run out after upgrading the file server storage device? Your management might say: "Our employees are doing a great job! They are ...

Amazon has had storage options for Linux file servers for some time, but it recognizes that a number of companies still use Windows file servers, and they are not content to cede that market to ...

One of the more underrated tools in Windows Server is the File Server Resource Manager. Among this tool's many capabilities is the ability to create file screens that can help you to control the ...

Most small businesses don’t use file servers, a specialized PC that is just used to share files among workers. In the past, these PCs were expensive, ran a different operating system from the ordinary ...

You want to pass TCP traffic from one computer to another, but there’s a doggone firewall in the way. Can they both see a shared file? Turns out, that’s all you need. Well, that and some software from ...

I'm tasking my new hire with spinning up a new file server on the domain. It will be running Server 2019, and I'm looking for some best practices guides. It will be part of a DFS namespace and ...

The self-hosted file-sharing platform Sync-in receives support for OpenID Connect with version 2.0. This facilitates integration into corporate IT.