Posted by : Maggie Biggs Linux Advisorhed: It's all in the journaldek: Journaling promises to increase server and desktop efficiency.blurb: Journaling promises to increase server and desktop efficiency.number of pages:1by Maggie Biggs

Quite often, we focus on visible things when measuring the growth and usability of Linux and open-source solutions for businesses. Front and center are gains like a choice of graphical interfaces and business application growth, including financial applications, databases, business intelligence tools, and application serving technology.

Yet if we look under the covers a bit, it is obvious that Linux and open source are gaining maturity in other ways that will improve their viability in business settings. One example of this growth can be found in the area of file system enhancements--specifically, adding journaling capabilities to Linux file systems.

It may not be readily apparent why adding journaling capabilities to your file system is an important enhancement for businesses (and individuals). So let's examine what journaling is and how it affects your data.

As you probably know, your file system exists to help you store, access, and modify data. To support your data, your file system has to maintain an internal structure that keeps track of your data. This is called the file system metadata.

A business or home user of Linux will not interact with the file system metadata directly, but instead relies on operating-system dr...

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