Microsoft made the first beta of its new file system available to the Microsoft Developer Network ahead of schedule. But analysts still have questions about the functionality of the program. WinFS is a relational file system for Windows. Microsoft calls it an essential piece of its Integrated Storage strategy that bridges the gap between file systems and databases. In other words, the system offers efficient searches for files.
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Microsoft Lifts Lid on Beta WinFS System
Posted by: Jennifer LeClaire August 31, 2005 08:04 AMMicrosoft made the first beta of its new file system available to the Microsoft Developer Network ahead of schedule. But analysts still have questions about the functionality of the program. WinFS is a relational file system for Windows. Microsoft calls it an essential piece of its Integrated Storage strategy that bridges the gap between file systems and databases. In other words, the system offers efficient searches for files.