A press release today stated that the open source file server market is “positioned for significant expansion as organizations increasingly prioritize data control, security, and collaboration in a rapidly evolving digital landscape.”

One of the most interesting aspects of this press release is that it characterizes open source file servers as a separate market sector. It mentions Red Hat, Scality, MinIO, and others as part of this sector (though MinIO recently orphaned its open source project).

The post offers a downloadable report on the sector (email address is required).