File systems have been a key technology for decades, but we're quickly reaching the point where we have so much data that it doesn't make sense to tie data to a specific disk drive attached to a specific path name anymore -- and that’s why we think you’ll need to keep the term object storage on your radar screen.
This short video provides a quick overview of object storage.
Object Storage Glossary – Words2Go
address - the beginning location of a sequence of data that is stored on some electronic storage medium.
application program interface (API) - the specific method an application program uses to make requests of the operating system or another application.
block - a sequence of bits or bytes that is moved or stored as a solid uninterrupted unit of data.
bucket - a named container for objects.
cache coherency - ensures that changes in the values of shared data are propagated throughout the system in a timely fashion.
cloud archive - a storage procurement model in which data that no longer needs to be accessed on a regular basis is maintained and backed up remotely by a cloud storage service provider.
cloud storage - a service model in which data is maintained, managed and backed up remotely and made available to users over a network (typically the Internet)
content-addressed storage (CAS) - a method of providing fast access to fixed content (data that is not expected to be updated) by assigning it a permanent place on disk.
hyperscale storage - the storage of vast quantities of information in an architecture capable of increasing in size rapidly, efficiently and indefinitely.
instance – a virtual machine running in the cloud.
input-output-operations-per-second (IOPS) - the standard unit of measurement for the maximum number of reads and writes to non-contiguous storage locations.
latency - how much time it takes for a packet of data to get from one designated point to another.
metadata - data that describes other data.
object - a discrete unit of storage.
object storage - describes an approach to addressing and manipulating discrete units of storage called objects.
object-based storage devices (OBSD) - a computer storage device that organizes data into flexible-sized data containers called objects.
remote object storage (ROS) - generic term describing cloud storage services for static files
storage capacity planning - the practice of assessing and forecasting future storage requirements so that just enough disk space can be purchased to meet the needs of users and applications.
storage container – a synonym for storage repository.
storage pool – a centralized storage repository.
unstructured data – describes textual and non-textual data that is not in a database.