Object storage.
also: object store · blob storageStorage for files as objects in buckets (like S3), accessed over HTTP: virtually unlimited, very durable and cheap per GB.
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- Objects live in buckets under keys such as images/profiles/user123.jpg.
- Built for scale and durability (S3 quotes 11 nines), served over HTTP and easy to put behind a CDN.
- Not a database or a file system: no in-place partial updates, no queries.
- Typical use: images, video, backups, logs and data-lake files.