Microsoft builds new NTFS

Microsoft recently unveiled details of its new file system, the Resilient File System, for Windows systems that will slowly take the place of the current system. The ReFS will be available to customers with the launch of Windows Server 8 later this year, and will gradually evolve into a client storage system intended for both volumes. Companies that want to get the most out of the new system may want to enroll employees in an IT training program focusing on the new techniques and commands associated with the file system.

According to the Microsoft Blog, the goals of ReFS are to verify auto-correct data that has been corrupted, optimize for extreme scale to meet a business' needs and provide full end-to-end resiliency architecture to be used with the Storage Spaces feature. Other key features that come with the ReFS are disk scrubbing for protection from latent disk errors, and large volume, file and directory sizes.

The ReFS has many similarities to the existing file system, but has dropped many features including named streams, object IDs, short names and user data transaction. It is completely scalable so enterprises of all sizes can decide how much function they need for their business operations. The system allows for 16 exabytes in a single file system, a major upgrade from the 16 terabytes seen in the existing system, Bit Tech reported.

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