Understanding ZFS: Evolution and Competitors
The article explores the Zettabyte File System (ZFS), highlighting its development, features, and various iterations. Originally created by Sun Microsystems in 2001 and released in 2004, ZFS offers robust data management capabilities, including high storage capacities, data integrity, and efficient data compression. After Oracle acquired Sun Microsystems in 2010, ZFS became proprietary, leading to the creation of OpenZFS, an open-source version that maintains and expands ZFS's accessibility and features across different platforms such as Linux and FreeBSD. The article also discusses Active@ UNDELETE, a data recovery tool capable of recovering data from ZFS and other file systems, emphasizing its utility in safeguarding data integrity.