Windows Future Storage (WinFS)
Student: Ronald Huereca
Date: 09/24/2004
Topic: Windows Future Storage (WinFS)
Introduction
Microsoft’s next operating system, code-named Longhorn, is not due for release until late 2006. A new file system, called Windows Future Storage (WinFS), was originally planned to be included in the new operating system. However, due to schedule conflicts, WinFS will not be included in Longhorn. Many industry watchers are crying foul and stating that Longhorn should not be released prematurely. The reason is that WinFS will significantly improve upon the file systems of FAT32 and NTFS. WinFS will indeed improve upon past file systems and will come with a vast array of new features (Fried, 2004).
