GFS
File systems that already existed during GFS - GPFS/Lustre/AFS Why GFS was built instead of using existing ones? GPFS and Lustre are paid systems(could be the main reason) Specialized workflows Most common solutions to problems that come up: Batching Pipelining Separation of control and data flow Consistency Weakly consistent Mitigates consistency maintenance to its applications Takeaway: Satisfying the need is the main goal and to have that industries try to create simple system designs. ...