Beyond the File System - Designing Large Scale File Storage and Serving
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The document discusses designing large-scale file storage and serving systems. It covers requirements like scalability, reliability, and cost-effectiveness. It describes various storage architectures like network attached storage (NAS), storage area networks (SAN), and caching strategies to improve performance. It also discusses redundancy, high availability, and business continuity planning to ensure reliability in the face of failures.
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- 1. Beyond the File System Designing Large Scale File Storage and Serving Cal Henderson
- 2. Hello!
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