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Andrew File System

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(operating system, storage)Andrew File System - (AFS) The distributed file system of the Andrew Project, adopted by the OSF as part of their Distributed Computing Environment.

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He added: "The Andrew File System is a similar project at Stamford University but the big challenge is there is no clear application for the technology - it is a solution looking for a problem.
Transarc is a recognized leader in file systems technology as the original developer of the DFS and its predecessor, the Andrew File System (AFS).
The University of Michigan was an early adopter of the original Andrew File System, developed in the late 1980s at Carnegie Mellon University.
 
 
 
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