Tech Dive - Object Storage

In this tech dive, we'll delve into S3, Azure Blob Storage, Google Cloud Storage and other types of Object Storage.

Author

Arpan KG
August 13, 2023

In this article, we’ll be delving into Object Storage (AWS S3, Azure Blob Store, GCP Cloud Storage).

We’ll talk about

  • Different Types of Cloud storage (File store, Block store, Object store)

  • General API of Object stores

  • Immutability Properties

  • How Pricing Works

  • Storage Tiers

  • Life Cycle Policies

  • Security Best Practices

  • Client Side vs. Server Side Encryption

  • Performance Optimization

  • New Players with CloudFlare R2 and Tigris

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