S3 architecture, AI workload bottlenecks, migration patterns and cost optimisation — analysis from working storage practitioners.
Fastly Object Storage eliminates egress fees when connected as an origin to a CDN service, fundamentally changing cost structures for edge delivery.
Alex Kumar
15 min read
Zero egress fee storage eliminates the monthly penalty that traditional providers charge for data retrieval.
Marcus Chen
13 min read
All S3 tiers offer 11 nines durability, but SingleAZ classes drop availability to 99.5%. Learn why redundancy models matter for your data.
Marcus Chen
13 min read
Learn how April 2024 S3 protocol changes let SQL policies govern file access, preventing unauthorized data exposure better than firewalls.
Marcus Chen
13 min read
AWS S3 Files launches with NFS 4.2 support, replacing legacy FUSE tools. Note the 32 KB minimum charge per read operation before deploying.
Alex Kumar
14 min read
Test files from 1KB to 1GB reveal why theoretical docs fail. Learn to measure throughput and latency before users hit bottlenecks.
Marcus Chen
14 min read
Eliminate GPU idle time by serving data faster than standard object stores. Learn how zonal colocation prevents costly compute waste during training.
Marcus Chen
12 min read
Discover how presigned URLs divide large objects into independent parts to maximize efficiency without backend latency or credential risks.
Marcus Chen
14 min read
Kubernetes has a blind spot: it lacks native object storage support. You cannot request a bucket the way you request a block volume without external...
Marcus Chen
12 min read
Mountpoint version 2 moves mounts to sidecar pods, preventing single failures from crashing the entire worker node in EKS clusters.
Alex Kumar
15 min read
Automate transitions to One Zone-IA to save 20% on storage. Learn how to delete logs after 366 days using precise S3 lifecycle rules.
Alex Kumar
16 min read
Elastic's frozen tier cuts storage costs by 90% while enabling direct queries on S3 Glacier without manual rehydration delays.
Alex Kumar
14 min read