Episode 56: 56: Belt and Suspenders

John Siracusa and Dan Benjamin talk about file systems: what they do, what makes a good one, and who needs a new one, badly. (Spoiler: it's Apple.) File systems discussed: Microsoft's ReFS, ZFS, and HFS+. Links for this episode:Apple Purchases Land In Oregon For Another Large Data CenterThe state of the filesystem, from John's Mac OS X 10.7 Lion reviewmaczfs - Support and ongoing development for the Mac port of ZFS ZEVO - Ten's ComplementBuilding the next generation file system for Windows: ReFS - MSDNVirtualizing storage for scale, resiliency, and efficiency - MSDNRAID-Z - Jeff BonwickA useless analysis of OS X release dates - RobservatoryUrban Dictionary: fsckRampant layering syndrome - FatBitsRampant Layering Violation? - Jeff BonwickSponsored by AppsFire and MailChimp.