Just about a year ago, I first mentioned TidyFS, a new, small distributed file system under development by Microsoft Research. Later this week at the Usenix '11 conference, Microsoft researchers ...

Editor’s Note: You may have noticed that we changed the name of this newsletter from “Windows Networking” to “Windows Networking Tips.” It’s a small change, but we feel it helps describe the kind of ...

The latest Web technologies can be used to build a secure and distributed file storage system by loading a piece of JavaScript code into users’ Web browsers without them knowing, a researcher ...

Today's companies face the challenge of managing distributed development efforts across multiple remote locations. Not only are there substantial communication and process issues involved, but simply ...