Cloud storage is increasingly sophisticated and flexible. The initial appeal of storing data in the cloud was flexibility and cost, and to achieve that, the majority of cloud services based their ...

Each cloud vendor offers an object storage service, and they include Amazon’s Simple Storage Service (S3), Azure’s Blob Store, and Google’s Cloud Storage. Think of object storage systems like a file ...

Object storage is vastly more scalable than traditional file system storage because it’s vastly simpler. Instead of organizing files in a directory hierarchy, object storage systems store files in a ...

Storing data in fixed chunks called "blocks," each with a unique address. A file or object can be made up of many blocks that can be stored across multiple storage drives. Block storage is used in ...

Enterprise storage infrastructure provider Hitachi Vantura LLC today unveiled what it says is a single, hybrid cloud data platform that caters to both structured and unstructured information across ...

Hitachi Data Systems Tuesday expanded the definition of "unified storage" with the introduction of a new platform for combining block, file, and object storage under a single management framework. HDS ...

Google Cloud used today’s Spotlight on Storage event to unveil several new storage options for customers, including a new block storage offering called Hyperdisk, a new file store option for Google ...

Object storage systems remove the complexity and management costs associated with keeping an enterprise storage system in production-ready status. Object storage is based on a single, flat address ...

Data is transforming the world of business by enabling companies to find new efficiencies, gain new customer insights and enter new markets. However, all of this information comes at a cost. The ...

The emergence of object storage as a viable means of data retention upsets the existing methods – closely connected – of file and block storage, also known as NAS and SAN. This article will recap the ...