Windows File System (WinFS)
The Windows File System (WinFS) is Microsoft's new
storage system for its upcoming SQL Server
release. Along with serving as a database
for structured, semi-structured and unstructured data,
WinFS serves as a programming model that lets developers exchange data across applications
and organize data in more constructive ways. According to Microsoft, it is not intended to replace
NTFS,
or the New Technology File System, which is used in Windows NT, but
will serve as a link between NTFS and Vista's application
layer.
Initially, WinFS was Microsoft's storage system of choice for its upcoming Windows Vista operating
system, and WinFS, the Windows
Presentation Foundation and Windows
Communication Foundation made up the so-called "three pillars" of Vista. In 2004, Microsoft
announced that WinFS would not be included in Vista, and in June 2006 the company said WinFS would
be bundled into the next release of SQL Server and would not be a stand-alone product.
This was last updated in October 2006
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