Mod 4: Comparing Cloud Storage

What 4 types of storage can be used in a cloud environment?

SSD, HDD, hybrid, long term

What is block storage?

Data is stored in large blocks, efficient and expensive, used for SANs

What is blob storage?

Large chunks of unstructured data

What is file storage?

Uses OS fs, inexpensive, useful for small data

What is object storage?

Data is stored in large chunks, highly detailed metadata, stores extremely large data

What are buckets?

A primary storage unit for data objects

What 2 things should be assigned to a bucket before use?

Name, storage class

What are the 4 terms for data access frequency?

Hot, warm, cold, archive

What are 3 common ways to migrate data to the cloud?

Over the internet, offline transfer, physical transfer

What 4 performance measurements are used for storage media?

IOPS, throughput, latency, queue depth

What is IOPS?

Total time taken to complete read/write operations

What are high IOPS good for?

High volumes of read/write tasks

What is throughput?

Data transfer speed

What is latency?

The time it takes data to travel from one point to another

What is queue depth?

Number of waiting read/write requests

What are some examples of STaaS?

OneDrive, dropbox, box, google drive

What is Software Defined Storage?

SDS separates the management software from the storage hardware

What are egress fees?

When cloud stored data is used, you are charged