CIFS/SMB
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What is CIFS/SMB?
CIFS/SMB (Common Internet File System/Server Message Block) is a network file sharing protocol that allows applications on a computer to access files and resources on a remote server. It's primarily used in Windows environments for file sharing, printer sharing, and other network services. SMB is the underlying protocol, while CIFS is an older, deprecated dialect of SMB.
What other technologies are related to CIFS/SMB?
CIFS/SMB Competitor Technologies
NFS
NFS (Network File System) is a distributed file system protocol, allowing a user on a client computer to access files over a network much like local storage. It is a direct competitor to CIFS/SMB in file sharing.
AWS S3
AWS S3 provides cloud-based object storage, which can be used as an alternative to traditional file shares provided by CIFS/SMB, so it is a competitor for some use cases.
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CIFS/SMB Complementary Technologies
NAS
NAS (Network Attached Storage) devices commonly use CIFS/SMB as one of their file sharing protocols. Therefore, it is complementary.
NetApp
NetApp storage appliances often support CIFS/SMB for file sharing, making them complementary.
Linux
Linux systems can act as both clients and servers for CIFS/SMB, so it can be complementary.
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Which job functions commonly mention CIFS/SMB?
Infrastructure Engineer
35 Infrastructure Engineer jobs mention CIFS/SMB
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Information Security Engineer
15 Information Security Engineer jobs mention CIFS/SMB
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Customer Engineer
68 Customer Engineer jobs mention CIFS/SMB
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Security Engineer
29 Security Engineer jobs mention CIFS/SMB
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Engineer
142 Engineer jobs mention CIFS/SMB
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