Block Storage vs. Object Storage In The Cloud
ITProToday, April 13th, 2023
Is block storage better than object storage for storing data in the cloud? That depends on your needs. Here are the pros and cons of both types of storage.
One of the great things about the cloud is that it offers multiple ways to store data - with block storage and object storage chief among them. Each of these storage methods is highly scalable and easy to leverage in a modern cloud environment.
But with choice comes the challenge of deciding which storage solution is best. In an on-premises environment, you might shy away from object storage because it's harder to implement on self-managed than block storage (which is easy to implement because most conventional file systems are a form of block storage).