Information Technology

Gartner Glossary

Common Internet File System (CIFS)

CIFS is a remote file system access protocol that allows groups of users to work together and share documents via the internet or their corporate intranets. CIFS is an open, cross-platform technology based on the native file-sharing protocols built into Microsoft Windows and other operating systems. It is supported on numerous platforms, including Unix. 

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