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 Rolls Out Beta WinFS System
Posted by: Jennifer LeClaire August 30, 2005 11:08 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.