SeFS: Unleashing the power of full-text search on file systems
George Margaritis, Stergios V. Anastasiadis · File and Storage Technologies · 2007
Dropping prices in storage space capacity combined with a constant increase in the accumulated amount of digitized content create an unprecedented need for full-text search automation in local and distributed file systems. The current state of the art in what is usually called desktop search is mainly (or seems to be) an adaptation from technology previously developed for the needs of information retrieval and web search applications. Indeed, search facilities for large-scale storage systems have not received the attention that they deserve from system designers. We point out particular deficiencies of existing systems and outline approaches likely to overcome them.