Without a file system,contemporary computers would not operate. At some point, all I/O and most data on a computer finds its way into a file system -- making it one of the most indispensable system software components. File systems have always been designed for a disk-drive-centric storage environment. It’s a fundamental paradigm that has existed since the beginning of computing. But the world is changing. As we confront unprecedented amounts of data, or much of it in real-time,there is a shift from disk-centric to memory-centric computing. We can reliably predict, with the cost of system memory decreasing, and that memory for both storage and compute will be the exact same thing. This shift to memory-centric computing requires an entirely fresh file and storage system. And that’s where Tachyon comes in to play. MORE
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