I started using Gluster this last fall. At first it was not a contender - the articles I read were not encouraging. However many of this articles were older and

I started using Gluster this last fall. At first it was not a contender - the articles I read were not encouraging. However many of this articles were older and it appears a lot of progress has been made with Gluster since version 3.5 It maybe worth a second look - however a directory with a large file count still might be a problem