When you have a local network, you can have network storage — an SMB share on a file server, or a Network Attached Storage (NAS) box that everything on the network can access. Inside a cloud service, ...

For sharing files between machines over a home network, it became essential for me to choose a consistent and relevant storage protocol rather than focusing solely on transfer speeds. Many home ...

Cloud storage and file sharing services are being widely adopted by businesses, according to a recent survey from IT management specialist Spiceworks. Eighty percent of the 544 businesses in North ...

Since installing 10.6.3, a number of people have complained about limited connectivity when using Windows file sharing (SMB or Samba) over the network, resulting in permissions errors when copying ...

If things seem a little backward in the BYOD era (bring-your-own-device), it’s because in some respects they are. And BYOD is causing problems for small and midsized businesses that put a premium on ...

Chrome OS 70 will include native support for SMB file shares (spotted by Paul Thurrott), giving it built-in access to files stored on Windows servers. With this, Chrome OS users can add SMB file ...

Ultra-fast Fusion File Share SMB software unlocks the stifled potential in state-of-the-art server and storage hardware, giving media and film companies new power to realize their creative visions for ...

It's still a solid file-sharing protocol, though ...