"File servers are at the core of almost all IT infrastructures. File sharing is essential to collaboration and is a vital component of growing volumes of unstructured information. File storage is a key part of general document storage, and access to the information therein is vital for analytics, including artificial intelligence (AI). File systems also take centre stage for specialist workloads such as media, medical imaging and surveillance."
"Faster network connections and higher-performance cloud storage have allowed organisations to replace local file servers and NAS volumes with cloud storage. And with improved integration between on-premise hardware and cloud file storage, organisations can use cloud file systems as additional on-demand capacity for workloads alongside on-premise NAS volumes. Use cases here include bursting to the cloud for peaks in storage demand, as well as longer-term applications such as document archiving, and backup and recovery."
File servers form the core of most IT infrastructures, with file sharing essential for collaboration and growing volumes of unstructured information. File storage underpins document storage and provides access needed for analytics and artificial intelligence. File systems support specialist workloads such as media, medical imaging and surveillance. Organisations are increasingly moving file storage to the cloud to replace on-premises file servers and NAS. Hyperscale providers like AWS, Azure and Google Cloud offer diverse file options from general-purpose to high-performance and specialist services. Cloud file storage delivers scalability, usage-based pricing, reduced capital expenditure, sophisticated tiering, cross-zone redundancy and automation. Cloud integration enables bursting, archiving, backup and recovery alongside on-prem NAS.
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