Object storage systems are enjoying increasing popularity – and not without reason. An S3 API is a particularly highly valued characteristic: the Simple Storage Service, S3 for short, lives up to its name by making application development much easier. Object storage is ideal for storing large volumes of data. This …
Previously on our blog, we showed you how the CloudMirror functionality of NetApp StorageGRID can be used to replicate objects. NetApp StorageGRID (SGRID) systems can also be used to set up an in-depth information lifecycle management (ILM) policy. ILM rules can be used to specify the location, duration and protection …
Object storage systems are undoubtedly designed for maximum availability and capable of surviving a wide range of failure scenarios – from hard drive defects and failed system nodes to an entire data centre going down. But despite the high availability of such systems, it is important not to disregard data …
