Oracle Internet File System (Oracle i'FS) is a file system and development platform that runs as part of the Oracle 8i database. From the perspective of an end user, Oracle iFS functions similarly to a standard file server, organizing files into hierarchies of folders.
Oracle iFS combines file, Web, e-mail, and database servers into a single server application and a single repository. Data previously stored on separate machines, managed by separate server applications, can be integrated into a single repository. Users and applications can access the contents of Oracle i'FS through several network protocols, such as FTP, Windows (SMB). and HTTP, as well as through relational database operations. As an administrator, you can secure, back up. restore, and monitor all of this data using different administration tools.