Object Storage vs. Block Storage: What’s the Difference?

When it comes to cloud storage, not all storage systems work the same way. Two of the most widely used storage architectures ...
techtimes

How Object Storage Differs From Traditional File Systems

Discover how object storage with flat IDs and rich metadata delivers cloud‑scale performance and cheap unstructured data parking compared to traditional file systems for modern workloads. Pixabay, ...
InfoQ

AWS Introduces S3 Files, Bringing File System Access to S3 Buckets

AWS recently introduced S3 Files, which lets users mount an Amazon S3 bucket and access its data through a standard file system interface. Applications can read and write files using standard file ...
CRN

Artisan Infrastructure Adds Cloud-Based Object Storage

Artisan Infrastructure Tuesday said it has expanded its wholesale Infrastructure-as-a-Service offering with the integration of a new cloud-based object storage platform. The new cloud-based object ...
Linux Journal

ZFS on Linux: Unlocking Advanced File System and Volume Management

In the realm of modern data management, few technologies hold as much promise and versatility as the ZFS file system. Originally developed by Sun Microsystems for their Solaris operating system, ZFS ...
InfoQ

Comparative Analysis of Major Distributed File System Architectures: GFS vs. Tectonic vs. JuiceFS

Designing distributed file systems that maintain POSIX-compatibility is a challenging task, often requiring tradeoffs to be made. GFS introduced a decoupled architecture comprising a master, ...