Amazon Web Services is making it possible to access data stored in its S3 cloud storage service as a traditional file system, bridging a divide between two types of storage that has frustrated ...

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Existing solutions such as FTP clients that feature S3 support and Jungle Disk allow you to transfer files to and from the Amazon S3 service. But what if you desire more functionality? This is where ...

As part of Amazon's AWS service they provide online storage at very low rates via the Amazon Simple Storage Service (S3). S3 combined with the S3 Amazon Firefox Add-on provide an extremely easy to use ...

For many years, the dominant protocols to access shared storage have been block and file. Block-based access provides the ability, as the name suggests, to update individual blocks of data on a ...

More companies than ever are using multiple cloud providers. In this special report, ZDNet provides best practices for managing multiple clouds, and practical advice for picking the right vendors and ...

Amazon S3 is a low-cost cloud-based object storage service. This comprehensive guide about Amazon S3 covers pricing details, competitors, and why companies such as Netflix and Tumblr use it. With the ...