QnA: Minimizing backup storage costJeff wants to backup data on his machine. But he is concerned about the storage cost of the backups. He plans to do an initial full backup…Aug 22Aug 22
Scale and performance in a distributed file systemThe paper describes the distributed Andrew File System (AFS). AFS’s design provide insights into building a scalable distributed file…Nov 8, 2021Nov 8, 2021
Sun’s network file system‘NFS is an early example of a distributed file system and serves as a case study in the early thinking around distributed file systems …Oct 18, 2021Oct 18, 2021
File System Design for an NFS File Server ApplianceNetApp is one of the largest storage providers today and its storage appliances still use the WAFL file system at their core.Apr 12, 20211Apr 12, 20211
A Case for Redundant Array of Inexpensive Disks (RAID)… the result of David Patterson asking Garth Gibson to learn about high performance storage systems and teach the UC Berkeley architects.Apr 5, 2021Apr 5, 2021
Metadata Update Performance in File SystemsThe ubiquitous systems problem of crash consistency, as it relates to file systems.Mar 23, 20211Mar 23, 20211
The Design and Implementation of a Log-Structured File SystemHow to (almost) always write sequentially onto hard disk drives?Mar 15, 2021Mar 15, 2021
This seemingly low-level detail is used for real impact in systems.Source: 'Netflix: Streaming Entertainment to 200 Million Members Around the World' keynote from FAST 2021…Mar 8, 2021Mar 8, 2021
A Fast File System for UNIXA summary of the foundational file system that introduced disk-awareness!Mar 8, 20211Mar 8, 20211
Design Tradeoffs for SSD PerformanceA peek into the intricate architecture and design of SSDsMar 1, 2021Mar 1, 2021
