A fundamental of file systems since their inception has been their locking mechanisms. These exist so that different users and applications working on the same file (or region of a file) ...

Locking files in Google Drive helps prevent accidental edits, unauthorized modifications, and unnecessary confusion when working on shared documents. Whether you’re collaborating with a team, sharing ...

File, block and object are fundamental to how users and applications access and modify data storage. That’s been the case for decades, and the transition to the cloud has seen that remain so – but ...