Abstract: This paper provides an overview of existing distributed file systems, discussing their advantages and limitations in the context of modern environments such as distributed computing systems.

The proliferation of small files in distributed file systems poses significant challenges that affect both storage efficiency and operational performance. Modern systems, such as Hadoop Distributed ...

Linux is the most flexible and customizable operating system on the planet. That customizability starts deep within the heart of the Linux kernel and the file system. A computer file system is a ...

Abstract: Several interesting problems in multirobot systems can be cast in the framework of distributed optimization. Examples include multirobot task allocation, vehicle routing, target protection, ...

DeepSeek AI recently released its Fire-Flyer File System (3FS) as open source, presenting a distributed storage solution specifically engineered for the high-throughput, low-latency demands of ...

What just happened? In response to Western organizations calling it "shady and untrustworthy," DeepSeek launched "Open Source Week." During last week's event, the company released several repositories ...

The advancement of artificial intelligence has ushered in an era where data volumes and computational requirements are growing at an impressive pace. AI training and inference workloads demand not ...

How event-driven design can overcome the challenges of coordinating multiple AI agents to create scalable and efficient reasoning systems. While large language models are useful for chatbots, Q&A ...

Data is critical to businesses of all sizes, and the idea of being able to store it anywhere and access it everywhere is immensely appealing. This is the promise of global file systems (GFS), which ...