IT shops used to buy SANs for block storage, NAS for file storage and cloud gateways for object storage. Now they can buy software-defined storage products that support all block, file and object ...

In the past, expanding your phone's storage was as simple as buying an inexpensive microSD card and inserting it into the phone. You could then transfer photos, videos and larger files to make space ...

The rise of the cloud, the emergence of hyper-convergence and the lightning-fast speeds of non-volatile memory express (NVMe) flash have perhaps masked some of the fundamentals of storage. But, at ...

The best Dropbox alternatives are Google Drive for overall collaboration, Sync for privacy-focused teams, Mega for free storage, OneDrive for Microsoft 365 users, and pCloud for lifetime storage plans ...

File backups can be useful in situations where your files become corrupted or inaccessible or when your local storage space on PCs or mobile devices eventually runs out. In such situations, you can ...

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Cloud storage offers a convenient way to back up important files and photos, and even to maximize your hard drive space to store files you really need, rather than those you only access once in a ...

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 ...

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 ...