The future of files

http://gbracha.blogspot.com/2010/02/nail-files.html

Will the file metaphor die off? Are databases the new filesystems?

File hierarchies are a convenient way to think about organisation, but a tagging system and desktop searching is likely to be the way forward.
I do not, however, think that the file metaphor will die off, even if we had live images, or similar for programs.

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While I generally agree with your premise, I have to question whether or not you've ever suffered data loss.

"The cloud" is a good defense against data loss, which lends it a lot of buzz. Companies want reliability and low costs make it even more attractive (even though the "low cost" part is situational).

ALL data can benefit from being "out there," because it increases the barrier for loss by several orders of magnitude. NO EXCEPTIONS