Knowledge Solution

  In today’s data-driven world, organizations are producing massive amounts of unstructured data—ranging from images, videos, and documents to logs, backups, and analytics data. Traditional file and block storage systems often struggle to efficiently manage this growing volume. Object-Based Storage (OBS) has emerged as a powerful solution, enabling scalable, cost-effective, and secure storage for modern workloads. What is Object-Based Storage? OBS is a method of storing unstructured data as discrete units called objects. Each object contains three essential components: Data – The actual file, image, video, or dataset. Metadata – Descriptive information about the data, such as file type, creation date, owner, or custom tags. Unique Identifier – A unique ID that allows the system to retrieve the object from anywhere. Unlike file storage, which organizes data in hierarchical folders, or block storage, which stores data in fixed-size blocks, OBS stores all objects in a ...