Although not discussed in today's keynote, Apple is adding a new "universal" filesystem to iOS and macOS. Apple File System (APFS) will likely replace HFS+ as the default filesystem for Macintosh computers, iPads, and iPhones and brings a wealth of modern features. But judging from the initial developer documentation, that's not going to happen for a few more years. And there's … [Read more...] about macOS Sierra Includes a New Apple File System, APFS
Filesystems
De-Allocating is the Core Issue for Thin Provisioning
I began by introducing the core problem: Storage isn't getting any cheaper, even though raw capacity is cheap. Then I talked about storage utilization and provisioning problems. Now we're going to talk about thin provisioning. So, what is thin provisioning? I imagine everybody can just figure it out by the name. It means that instead of allocating storage that we're not even … [Read more...] about De-Allocating is the Core Issue for Thin Provisioning
An Introduction To exFAT
Microsoft already gave the world FAT and NTFS, and both have become common in the non-Windows world thanks to flash drives, SD cards, and portable disks. But the folks from Redmond are now introducing a new filesystem, exFAT. Do we really need a new filesystem? The Rise and Fall of FAT Although computing is a volatile world, standards tend to stick around way past their … [Read more...] about An Introduction To exFAT