Distributed File System

Distributed File System - systems that offer simplified, highly available access to storing, analysing and processing data.

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Source: BigData-Startup, 26 September 2013 11:52:33, http://www.bigdata-startups.com/abc-big-data-glossary-terminology

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Distributed file system - Distributed file systems are commonly known as network file systems, are the file systems distributed over the network. They allow files to be accessed using the same interfaces and semantics as local files. They aim to be “invisible” to client programs, which “see” a system which is similar to a local file system.

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Vladimir Zhdanov, 17 December 2014 10:47:54, http://blog.triggar.com/a-z-of-big-data-learn-the-lingo/

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Distributed File System - Data storage system designed to store large volumes of data across multiple storage devices (often cloud based commodity servers), to decrease the cost and complexity of storing large amounts of data.

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Bernard Marr, 20 December 2014 10:46:14, http://smartdatacollective.com/bernardmarr/287086/big-data-22-key-terms-everyone-should-understand/