Cloud Storage is a service that allows to save data on offsite storage system managed by third-party and is made accessible by a web services API.
Storage Devices
Storage devices can be broadly classified into two categories:
BLOCK STORAGE DEVICES
Block Storage Devices offer raw storage to the clients. This raw storage can be partitioned to create volumes.
FILE STORAGE DEVICES
File Storage Devices offers storage to clients in form of files, maintaining its own file system. This storage is in the form of Network Attached Storage (NAS).
Cloud Storage Classes
Cloud Storage can be broadly classified into two categories:
UNMANAGED CLOUD STORAGE
Unmanaged Cloud Storage means that the storage is preconfigured for the consumer. The consumer cannot format nor the consumer can install own file system or change drive properties.
MANAGED CLOUD STORAGE
Managed Cloud Storage offers online storage space on demand. Managed cloud storage system presents what appears to the user to be a raw disk that the user can partition and format.
Storage Devices
Storage devices can be broadly classified into two categories:
- Block Storage Devices
- File Storage Devices
BLOCK STORAGE DEVICES
Block Storage Devices offer raw storage to the clients. This raw storage can be partitioned to create volumes.
FILE STORAGE DEVICES
File Storage Devices offers storage to clients in form of files, maintaining its own file system. This storage is in the form of Network Attached Storage (NAS).
Cloud Storage Classes
Cloud Storage can be broadly classified into two categories:
- Unmanaged Cloud Storage
- Managed Cloud Storage
UNMANAGED CLOUD STORAGE
Unmanaged Cloud Storage means that the storage is preconfigured for the consumer. The consumer cannot format nor the consumer can install own file system or change drive properties.
MANAGED CLOUD STORAGE
Managed Cloud Storage offers online storage space on demand. Managed cloud storage system presents what appears to the user to be a raw disk that the user can partition and format.
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