Object storage
S3 multipart uploads: Finding unfinished upload costs
A bucket listing shows completed objects. It does not show the parts of multipart uploads that were started and never finished, and those parts consume ...
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Object storage
S3 lifecycle policies: Testing before deleting data
A lifecycle policy is a small piece of configuration that deletes data continuously, without confirmation, and without any human involvement after the moment ...
Object storage
S3 versioning costs: Where hidden capacity goes
Versioning is one of the most useful features in object storage and one of the most common causes of capacity that nobody can account for. The mechanism is ...
Object storage
Object storage rebuilds: What affects recovery time?
Every storage system tolerates a defined number of simultaneous failures. What matters operationally is how long it spends at reduced protection after one ...
Object storage
S3 request performance: Why throughput is not enough
Object storage is usually specified in gigabytes per second, which suits the workloads it was first adopted for. Backup streams and media archives move large ...
Object storage
Erasure coding vs. replication: Capacity and recovery
Erasure coding and replication both help storage survive hardware failures, but they consume capacity differently. Replication keeps complete copies of data. ...
Object storage
Object storage sizing: Raw vs. usable capacity
Object storage sizing starts with the amount of data you need to retain, then accounts for the space required to protect it and keep the system operating. Raw ...
Object storage
S3 migration: How to move object storage safely
S3 migration is the process of moving objects between storage systems that expose an S3 API. A safe migration preserves the data and the behavior applications ...
Object storage
On-premises object storage: Where teams run into trouble
Most on-premises object storage deployments do not fail at installation. They fail a year later, when the first rebuild saturates the network, when an ...
Object storage
S3-native vs. S3-compatible object storage
Nearly every storage product now advertises an S3 interface, and most applications connect to any of them on the first try. The trouble surfaces later: a ...