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CIFS/SMB

Last updated May 14, 2025, generated by Sumble

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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.

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What other technologies are related to CIFS/SMB?

CIFS/SMB Competitor Technologies

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.

mentioned alongside CIFS/SMB in 2% (333) of relevant job posts

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.

mentioned alongside CIFS/SMB in 0% (51) of relevant job posts

CIFS/SMB Complementary Technologies

NAS (Network Attached Storage) devices commonly use CIFS/SMB as one of their file sharing protocols. Therefore, it is complementary.

mentioned alongside CIFS/SMB in 0% (105) of relevant job posts

NetApp storage appliances often support CIFS/SMB for file sharing, making them complementary.

mentioned alongside CIFS/SMB in 0% (69) of relevant job posts

Linux systems can act as both clients and servers for CIFS/SMB, so it can be complementary.

mentioned alongside CIFS/SMB in 0% (186) of relevant job posts

Which job functions mention CIFS/SMB?

Job function

Jobs mentioning CIFS/SMB

Orgs mentioning CIFS/SMB

Engineer

0% (142) job posts

29 organizations

Customer Engineer

0% (68) job posts

11 organizations

Infrastructure Engineer

0% (35) job posts

19 organizations

Security Engineer

0% (29) job posts

2 organizations

Information Security Engineer

0% (15) job posts

1 organizations

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Which organizations are mentioning CIFS/SMB?

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Scientific and Technical Services

Scientific and Technical Services

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