Object storage

wikipedia:Object storage is a computer data storage architecture that manages data as objects, as opposed to other storage architectures like file systems which manages data as a file hierarchy, and block storage which manages data as blocks within sectors and tracks.

Object Storage cloud providers

• Amazon S3 (2006): 5 GB/month, aws s3
• Azure Blob Storage: az storage
• Google Cloud Storage (GCS): gcloud storage
• Swift (OpenStack) (2010)
• IBM Cloud: ibmcloud cos
• MinIO (2014, Go)
• Ceph (2012)
• Cloudian HyperStore Object Storage
• Tencent Cloud Object Storage (COS) (50 Gb free tier)
• Manta
• Oracle Cloud
• Digital Ocean
• Cloudflare R2: (no credit card) 10 GB/month

Related terms

• Centera
• File system: HDFS
• NetApp FabricPools
• Cloud Storage
• Object Storage Service
• Rackspace Cloud Files
• Cyberduck
• Google Drive

See also

• Object storage: AWS S3, ceph, Scality, SWIFT, Cloudian, MinIO, Swift (OpenStack), Object versioning
• Cloud storage, File hosting service, DigitalOcean Spaces
• key-value
• GPFS, GFS2

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