Block Storage vs. File Storage

In this lightboarding video, Amy Blea gives an overview of two types of traditional cloud storage: block storage and file storage.

What are the advantages of each? How are the two types of storage set up? Which type of storage should you use if you need low latency, high scalability or the ability to share data with multiple users?

#BlockStorage #FileStorage #ObjectStorage

[robsimmons]

So helpful! Thank you for this video, clarifies this concept for me!

[ericshouse]

Good, but seems to indicate a choice between file and block data. File data and block data are both a part of any enterprise environment, they just serve different purposes.

[horizonbrave]

Hmm I guess it's just me..but what you describe, they both sound the same?? So both are stored on Hard Disk Drives..or SSD's...but after that what you're descibing sounds the same for both..I'm not seeing the difference

[saravanamanivannan]

File storage is usually compared to NAS and one of draw back of NAS is scalability; while SAN has the advantage of scalability. So not sure why file storage is considered highly scalable.

[chromerims]

3:31 --- traditional . . . yes, in those drawn config. Nonetheless stylishly presented 👍 and an useful video in terms of showing the building blocks.
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[senoweno]

This was excellent! Easy to understand.

[BrooksHanes]

After this I am most confounded. By this: how do you write backward so well?!!!

[forexdragon]

Thanks for the easy to understand info!

[florianmeyer]

Amy, I've read that File Storage allows to connect via NFS (network shares). An IBM Sales representative was not able to answer this question: is it possible to access IBM Cloud File Storage via NFS from outside IBM Cloud, by attaching the network share to our local workstations? We would not be using File Storage from VM's or applications within the IBM Cloud network, just from outside. Thanks

[gvamshikrishna]

It is really hard to focus not to notice but to think are you really writing backwards? I might have to watch your video again to understand the subject this time.

[Mohammedaatif]

So NAS has single volume? if it goes down file is lost ? Or it is also redundant, if it is also redundant then both looks same. Confused.

[ironsmsh]

How do they record these?
Does the presentator really draw mirrored?

[digitaldrive]

She's says "um" too much, . Other than that, thank you!

[reynaldoruizflores]

Video of type of API´s different technologies

[andygerard]

Differently now have a much better idea about SAN .

[KASANITEJ]

wait... I read SAN is scalable and NAS is not... Here it is reversed.... lol

[dexdex]

this is an academic view, real world is otherwise

[ragavendrana]

bus have more knowledge about storage .