winfs Resources

ZDNet Dictionary Definition

WinFS: WINdows Future Storage The code name for an object-oriented unified storage subsystem that runs on top of the NTFS file system. WinFS was initially expected in Windows Vista,...; Full WinFS Definition >>

ZDNet Resources

Untangling the Microsoft mesh: "Mesh" was Microsoft Chief Software Architect Ray Ozzie's word of the day last week at Microsoft's Mix '08 conference. Ozzie waxed prolific on "social mesh," "device mesh," "seamless mesh" and more. But what are the technological underpinnings that will allow users and developers to bring everything together...; Tags: winfs, ray ozzie, microsoft corp., sync famework, microsoft horizon, microsoft windows, rss, operating systems, software, internet, mary jo foley; Blog posts 2008-03-10
ZFS beta now on Mac OS X Leopard: ZFS beta now on Mac OS X LeopardYeah, Microsoft hasn't done ANY work with file systems...And people complain about Vista compatibility. You know very well that a new file system, no matter what is going to break legacy applications, and why Microsoft has no choice other to be VERY careful...; Tags: microsoft windows vista (longhorn), operating systems, zfs, beta, apple mac os x leopard, winfs, file system, microsoft windows vista, microsoft windows 7, apple mac os, apple mac os x, apple macintosh, microsoft windows; Discussion threads 2008-01-09
Microsoft Research shows off what's next for search: Microsoft Research shows off what's next for searchsearch futuresany clues on a WinFS successor?I'll be intrested to see how this pans out...While Microsoft as a company takes heat for copying others and not being innovative, there have been some really neat things to come form MSR.A lot of the work...; Tags: tablets, microsoft windows vista (longhorn), microsoft office, notebooks, microsoft corp., google inc., winfs, microsoft office onenote 2003; Discussion threads 2007-03-06
P2P Replica Synchronization With Vector Sets: This paper describes an enhanced replica synchronization mechanism built in Microsoft's WinFS replica management system. The paper introduces a novel bundling mechanisms called VS, which groups together multiple objects and represents their state in a single version-vector. VS provide improved storage and communication overheads over previously known optimistic replication schemes,...; Tags: winfs, p2p, microsoft corp., peer to peer (p2p), storage, internet, hardware; White papers 2007-02-13
Can Microsoft's 'Harmonica' create P2P harmony across all devices?: Ever since Microsoft decided in June 2006 to ax the standalone version of its WinFS uber file system, the company has been noticeably silent about its data synchronization plans. But that doesnt mean the company has given up on its ambitious strategy to synchronize data across...; Tags: microsoft windows vista (longhorn), microsoft windows, java development tools, peer to peer (p2p), operating systems, p2p, harmonica, winfs, microsoft corp., synctoy powertoy; Blog posts 2006-12-18

Novell makes file-storage software shift: Novell makes file-storage software shiftHaving read some of his more asinine posts I's place hismental facilities some where between Loverock and No_Ax.so much for OSSthe mis-conception that open source developers are the best. If it was Windows that was delayed, imagine the posts by *nix fanboys.Open Source drives people...; Tags: software, open source, journaling, winfs, file system, ntfs, reiser, novell inc.; Discussion threads 2006-10-12
C3, WinFS return to womb, Microsoft unified communication, Xeon 5100 and more...: This week on The Dan & David Show, David calls in from Katz's Deli in New York City while he attended the C3 Expo not much news. We discuss the fate of the much anticipated WinFS file system, Microsoft's unified communications suite coming sometime next year, CompUSA and NetSuite,...; Tags: podcast; Blog posts 2006-06-28
WinFS: Returned to its womb?: WinFS: Returned to its womb?It's the APIs, StupidI think you could get a clearer picture on this from John Carroll, but the best I can tell is that what's going back to MSSQLServer country is going to be the cleaned-up APIs that were shopped out for MSVista.[i]Apparently[/i] the metadata organization...; Tags: operating systems, winfs, microsoft corp., file system, beos; Discussion threads 2006-06-26
WinFS: Returned to its womb?: In writing WinFS R.I.P., my fellow ZDNet blogger Marc Orchant devotes sufficient text and linkage to what to many appears to be the death of WinFS: the supposedly revolutionary new Windows file system that Microsoft can't seem to shrink wrap and get out the door. Wrote Orchant: ...; Tags: winfs; Blog posts 2006-06-26
R.I.P. WinFS: R.I.P. WinFSA blog entry...... with the future course of action described as "way cool"? Why did Microsoft announce a major disappointment in this way? Bill Gates had made this a priority. Is this a prompt result of Mr. Ozzie's appointment as Chief software architect?Following Microsoft has some...; Tags: databases, microsoft windows vista (longhorn), following microsoft, winfs, microsoft corp., microsoft sql server; Discussion threads 2006-06-26
WinFS heads for Microsoft database: WinFS heads for Microsoft databaseforget about WinF$it went to the dumpster same way windoze vista will go.Be smart and get Linux, not over hyped hot air.Well, the village idiots can't make it work. Long on "brilliant" ideas,short on brains. I am sure they would like to own all the file...; Tags: microsoft windows vista (longhorn), databases, operating systems, rep, winfs, file system, microsoft corp., microsoft windows vista, database; Discussion threads 2006-06-26
R.I.P. WinFS: WinFS, the new-fangled file system that was one of the crown jewels of the original Longhorn nee Vista vision for years has been laid to rest in Redmond, Washington. Vaya con dios. Sadly, the ability to admit failure seems to be sharing the grave with the now all-but-abandoned attempt to...; Tags: winfs; Blog posts 2006-06-26
Ray in Charge: Ray in ChargeClean it up Steve."email or kid shit"You think only adults read this? Do you think even adults don't get tired of vulgarities? Keep lowering the bar...way to go.Please, keep these articles cleanI am really offended that Steve is allowed to post blogs with this kind of...; Tags: blogging, winfs; Discussion threads 2006-06-21
How much Vista sucks (or doesn't): How much Vista sucks (or doesn't)you go, dudeMarc, why don't you tell us what you REALLY think. :)Xp versus VistaFrom my vantage point, it seems that vista will not be apart of our business plan for at least five years. The reasons are simple, we already went through an...; Tags: microsoft windows vista (longhorn), operating systems, winfs, microsoft windows vista, microsoft windows, linux; Discussion threads 2006-03-02
WinFS Basics: Working With a Data Store: WinFS is probably one of the most exciting offerings in the Microsoft pipeline. The next step in information storage on the Windows platform, WinFS is an active storage platform based on a data model that is an organizational framework of WinFS Types. Some of the out-of-the-box types in WinFS are...; Tags: winfs, storage, hardware; White papers 2006-01-30
Gates on software innovation: 'Magic threshold': Gates on software innovation: 'Magic threshold'Gates on software innovation: 'Magic threshold'This is why I give credit to Bill Gates. He's a very smart man and a forward thinker. He knows where technology is going and he wants to be there when it happens. Its this type of...; Tags: now it, microsoft office, microsoft corp., software innovation, winfs, speech recognition, software; Discussion threads 2005-09-16
Don Box: WinFS still not shipping in Vista: Despite recent news of WinFS' unexpected appearance, Indigo Architect Don Box has replied to a comment on his blog see I want Vista that "WinFS is not shipping with Vista." Just in case anybody was wondering if things have changed, they apparently haven't. I found the link by...; Tags: winfs, windows communication foundation; Blog posts 2005-09-13
Windows Storage Foundation (WinFS) Preview: On August 29, 2005, Microsoft surprised analysts, developers, and other onlookers with its surprise release of WinFS Beta 1, the first publicly available version of the company's next-generation data storage engine. It's far too early to make any determination about the worth of WinFS. However, the author does find it...; Tags: winfs, microsoft windows, penton media inc., storage management, storage, hardware; White papers 2005-08-30
New Windows file system enters testing: New Windows file system enters testinghe, he, hemore hot air from MS.We'll see,,,Here's to hoping for the end of SMB? :-Reiser4 will already outperform WinFS wtwt = wishful thinkingStarted deploying it....When it comes to filesystems, Microsoft has always ruled the roost. NTFS was so robust. It never got fragmented and...; Tags: new windows file system, file system, winfs, ntfs, microsoft corp.; Discussion threads 2005-08-29
Exclusive: Latest Windows Vista, Longhorn Server, WinFS, SQL Server 2005 Timelines Revealed: According to internal Microsoft documentation, the software giant is planning an aggressive release schedule for several products over the few years or so. The author has come across the release schedules for Windows Vista (codenamed "Longhorn"), WinFS, and SQL Server 2005 (codenamed "Yukon"). In this paper the author explains what...; Tags: winfs, microsoft sql server, author, microsoft windows server longhorn, microsoft windows vista, server, penton media inc., microsoft longhorn, microsoft sql server 2005, microsoft windows vista (longhorn), microsoft windows, microsoft windows server 2008, operating systems, databases, enterprise software, software, data management; White papers 2005-08-29