Network file system (NFS), server message block (SMB) and common internet file system (CIFS) are all file access storage protocols, used to access files on remote servers and storage servers (such as ...

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Small- and medium-sized businesses are all the rage at the moment. From storage vendors to applications developers, the SMB market in Australia is booming at rapid pace. In the networking realm, for ...

For communications equipment manufacturers, selecting the right technology can make it easier to reach the growing small and medium-sized business (SMB) market with targeted devices for converged ...

Wendy Cai-Lee, CEO of Piermont Bank, has decades of experience in finance & business advisory. She advocates on banking for growing SMBs. Small business optimism in the United States has jumped above ...

Server Message Block or SMB is a protocol used for file sharing. It provides the Read and Write operations on network devices. This is widely used while a user is accessing a Linux-based Server. The ...

For an SMB, storage and backup are as vital as for any organisation but can consume a considerable amount of budget and staff time. For that reason outsourcing storage and backup is a natural solution ...

Microsoft added a new security feature to Windows 11 that lets admins block NTLM over SMB to prevent pass-the-hash, NTLM relay, or password-cracking attacks. This will modify the legacy approach where ...

Windows 11 will let admins mandate SMB client encryption for all outbound connections, starting with today's Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 25982 rolling out to Insiders in the Canary Channel. SMB ...