SMB (Server Message Block) is a network protocol that is used to share access to files, printers and serial ports between a Linux or Unix computer and a Windows computer. NFS (Network File System) is ...

When it comes to a custom NAS setup, you’ve got plenty of choices for the operating system. There’s OpenMediaVault for underpowered devices, Unraid for premium users, and even good ol’ Proxmox, once ...

For a recent project, I built a completely virtualized vSphere lab. I already had to have a Windows 2008 R2 server in the lab for DNS/AD and I was trying to minimize the number of virtual machines in ...

This year’s NAS Industry Conference (formerly the NFS Industry Conference) begins Oct. 12 in Santa Clara. Whereas in past years this was an NFS-only gathering, this year it includes tracks on the Unix ...

We have spent so much time talking about new file systems this summer that it only seems fair to give a bit of space to NFS, the Network File System that Sun first gave us about 20 years ago. Because ...

Once you've built a solid network foundation, the next challenge is to use it as effectively as possible. With NFS, these best practices can help Last week I wrote about some of the basics of ...

I took the time over the weekend to set up an NFS server. After following some guides NFSv4 is humming along nicely -- I can mount the drives, see the contents, copy what I want. <BR><BR>The one ...

LAFAYETTE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Franz Inc., an early innovator in Artificial Intelligence (AI) and leading supplier of Graph Database technology for Knowledge Graph Solutions, today announced ...