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NFS/CIFS

Last updated May 16, 2025, generated by Sumble

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What is NFS/CIFS?

NFS (Network File System) is a distributed file system protocol originally developed by Sun Microsystems (now Oracle). It allows a user on a client computer to access files over a network in a manner similar to how local storage is accessed. It is commonly used for sharing files between Unix-like systems.

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What other technologies are related to NFS/CIFS?

NFS/CIFS Competitor Technologies

GPFS (now IBM Spectrum Scale) is a high-performance clustered file system that can be used as an alternative to NFS/CIFS for large-scale data storage and access.

mentioned alongside NFS/CIFS in 2% (60) of relevant job posts

Lustre is a parallel distributed file system, often used in high-performance computing environments as an alternative to NFS/CIFS.

mentioned alongside NFS/CIFS in 2% (60) of relevant job posts

NFS/CIFS Complementary Technologies

Solid State Disk (SSD)

SSDs can significantly improve the performance of NFS/CIFS file servers by providing faster storage.

mentioned alongside NFS/CIFS in 87% (60) of relevant job posts

VMware virtual machines often use NFS/CIFS to share files and provide storage for virtual disks.

mentioned alongside NFS/CIFS in 0% (54) of relevant job posts

Linux is a popular operating system that supports both NFS and CIFS clients and servers.

mentioned alongside NFS/CIFS in 0% (54) of relevant job posts

Which job functions mention NFS/CIFS?

Job function

Jobs mentioning NFS/CIFS

Orgs mentioning NFS/CIFS

Engineer

0% (65) job posts

11 organizations

Administrator

0% (64) job posts

28 organizations

Systems Engineer

0% (24) job posts

7 organizations

Solutions Architect

0% (4) job posts

2 organizations

Network Administrator

0% (3) job posts

3 organizations

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Which organizations are mentioning NFS/CIFS?

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Matching Teams

Matching People

Scientific and Technical Services

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