This article will highlight the similarities and differences between three different types of cloud storage: object storage, block storage, and file system. This article will mainly help you understand when to use one of these options, its main advantages, and the storage version of each cloud platform.
So, let’s get started!
Object Storage
Cloud Object Storage allows you to store and access images, videos, and other types of files from anywhere in the world. Have you ever used a service such as Google Drive or Dropbox? That is what we called object storage.
Amazon Web Services (AWS), Google Cloud Platform (GCP), Microsoft Azure, and Alibaba Cloud all have Cloud Object Storage services. These Object Storage services all have the same function. That is, users can store files and access them.
The following are the object storage services of each cloud platform:
- AWS has S3 (Simple Storage Service)
- Google has Cloud Storage
- Azure has Azure Blob Storage
- Alibaba has OSS (Object Storage Service)
The price and function of Object Storage are similar between cloud providers. We can help you choose the best option for you.
Block Storage
Block storage is a cloud version of hard disks. It allows you to create storage volumes, which can connect to virtual instances so that you can download and configure the instance as needed.
The following are the block storage services of each cloud platform :
- AWS has Elastic Block Store (EBS)
- Google has Persistent Disk
- Azure has Azure Disks
- Alibaba has Block Storage
File Systems
The file system can collect and store data from different instances at the same time.
The following are the file system service of each cloud platform :
- AWS has Elastic File System (EFS)
- Google has Google File System (GFS)
- Azure has Azure Files
- Alibaba has Apsara File Storage NAS
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