Distributed File Systems Courses and Certifications

SNIAVideo

Scalable Metadata in Distributed File Systems

Explore modern metadata architecture that eliminates single-leader limitations, enabling exabyte-scale distributed file systems with billions of files through sharded databases.

• YouTube
• 50 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

USENIX

Combining Buffered I/O and Direct I/O in Distributed File Systems

Explores dynamic switching between buffered and direct I/O in distributed file systems, demonstrating performance improvements and outperforming other systems in various scenarios.

• YouTube
• 22 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

SNIAVideo

Highly Scalable, Masterless, Distributed File System at Rubrik

Explore Rubrik's masterless distributed filesystem architecture, covering erasure coding, data integrity, performance optimization, and challenges in cybersecurity environments.

• YouTube
• 50 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

rpdfs - Designing a High Performance File System

Discover how rpdfs leverages modern NVME storage and networks to build high-performance distributed file systems for massive data collections and enterprise-scale applications.

• YouTube
• 27 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Building a Private Data Storage Cloud with AFS

Explore building a private data storage cloud using AFS, covering authentication, file servers, and access controls for secure and scalable file management.

• YouTube
• 55 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

SNIAVideo

Designing a Modern Object Store Server for Lustre File System

Dive into modern object store server design for Lustre file systems, exploring architectural improvements, storage innovations, and solutions for high-performance computing environments.

• YouTube
• 42 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

SNIAVideo

SMB and NFS Protocol Comparison - Understanding Similarities and Differences

Explore the technical similarities and differences between NFSv4 and SMB protocols, focusing on interoperable locking infrastructure and server implementation considerations.

• YouTube
• 51 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

USENIX

Preventing Network Bottlenecks - Accelerating Datacenter Services with Hotspot-Aware Placement for Compute and Storage

Explore Google's research on datacenter network hotspots and learn hotspot-aware placement strategies that reduced hot ToRs by 90% and network latency by 50%.

• YouTube
• 18 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Cloud Computing Concepts: Part 2

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Explore distributed computing concepts for cloud systems, including MapReduce, NoSQL, scalability, and trending areas. Implement core techniques in C++ through hands-on exercises.

• Coursera
• 20 hours
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

USENIX

Monarch: A Fuzzing Framework for Distributed File Systems

Innovative fuzzing framework for distributed file systems, addressing complexity and scalability challenges through multi-node architecture, fault injection, and semantic checking.

• YouTube
• 22 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Conf42

Distributed File Systems Made Easy with Python's fsspec

Explore how to simplify distributed file systems using Python's fsspec library, with practical demonstrations of cloud integration and implementation with LakeFS for efficient data management workflows.

• YouTube
• 19 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

HDFS Architecture and Programming

Master HDFS architecture and Java programming techniques for building scalable big data solutions. Learn file operations, data compression, and specialized storage using hands-on practice with Hadoop's distributed system.

• Coursera
• 14 hours 1 minute
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Advanced Big Data Systems | 高级大数据系统

高级大数据系统的实现、优化和应用，包括分布式文件系统、MapReduce/Spark、Storm/Spark streaming、Mahout等系统的原理、实现、策略优化。

• edX
• 16 weeks, 3-5 hours/week
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course

Packt

Managing Resources, Security, and Networking in Windows 2025

Master resource management, networking, and security in Windows Server 2025, covering file shares, DFS, PKI, VPNs, and hardening techniques through hands-on, scenario-driven labs.

• Coursera
• 10 hours
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Cloud storage

Carnegie Mellon University's Cloud Developer course. Gain a deep understanding of data and how it's stored on the cloud.

• Microsoft Learn
• 5-6 hours
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course