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| Operating system | Linux kernel |
|---|---|
| Type | Distributed file system |
| License | Proprietary |
Google File System (GFS or GoogleFS, not to be confused with the GFS Linux file system) is a proprietary distributed file system developed by Google to provide efficient, reliable access to data using large clusters of commodity hardware. Google file system was replaced by Colossus in 2010.[1]
- ^ Ma, Eric (2012-11-29). "Colossus: Successor to the Google File System (GFS)". SysTutorials. Archived from the original on 2019-04-12. Retrieved 2016-05-10.