We look at block vs file storage for contemporary workloads, and find it’s largely a case of trade-offs between cost, complexity and the level of performance you can settle for.

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Despite the many changes in data storage over the decades, some fundamentals remain. One of these is that storage is accessed by one of three methods – block, file and object. This article will define ...

Improvements in network-attached storage density and performance target unstructured data workloads. Here's how a NAS server works, how it is different from a SAN, and what IT buyers want in ...

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 ...

Block level storage sales have gone through the roof as more businesses realize its flexibility. File level storage is still a better option when you just need a place to dump raw files. Learn more ...

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