It was what Microsoft described as one of the “pillars” of the Vista/Longhorn platform. It had geeks excited because it was more than just a smarter version of FAT32 or NTFS — it combined relational ...

Microsoft made the first beta of its new file system available to the Microsoft Developer Network ahead of schedule. But analysts still have questions about the functionality of the program. WinFS is ...

Relational database management systems (RDBMS) rely on an optimizer (or relational optimizer) that transforms SQL statements into executable code. Before any SQL statement can be run by the RDBMS, the ...

Microsoft made the first beta of its new file system available to the Microsoft Developer Network ahead of schedule. But analysts still have questions about the functionality of the program. WinFS is ...

Have you ever needed to format a new hard drive or USB drive, and were given the option of selecting from acronyms like FAT, FAT32, or NTFS? Or did you once try plugging in an external device, only ...