https://objectstoragecenter.com/ Cloud, bulk, software defined and object storage briefings from Server StorageIO. en-us Copyright 2026 Server StorageIO and UnlimitedIO LLC Mon, 02 Nov 2026 10:48:53 GMT https://objectstoragecenter.com/software-defined-cloud-bulk-object-storage-trends-news/ https://objectstoragecenter.com/software-defined-cloud-bulk-object-storage-trends-news/ A dated collection of cloud, software defined and object storage news, with the vendor moves and technical shifts that are worth following. Tue, 07 Mar 2017 00:00:00 GMT https://objectstoragecenter.com/cloud-bulk-object-storage-fundamentals/ https://objectstoragecenter.com/cloud-bulk-object-storage-fundamentals/ The working vocabulary of object storage: buckets, namespaces, endpoints, replication and the cloud services built on top of them. Tue, 07 Mar 2017 00:00:00 GMT https://objectstoragecenter.com/data-infrastructure-primer-overview/ https://objectstoragecenter.com/data-infrastructure-primer-overview/ A guided map of servers, storage, I/O networking, virtualization and cloud, and how the pieces form a working data infrastructure. Sat, 21 Jan 2017 00:00:00 GMT https://objectstoragecenter.com/some-august-2015-amazon-web-services-aws-and-microsoft-azure-cloud-updates/ https://objectstoragecenter.com/some-august-2015-amazon-web-services-aws-and-microsoft-azure-cloud-updates/ Two cloud providers, one month: what AWS and Microsoft Azure changed in August 2015 and why the storage details matter. Fri, 14 Aug 2015 00:00:00 GMT https://objectstoragecenter.com/april-2015-server-storageio-update-newsletter/ https://objectstoragecenter.com/april-2015-server-storageio-update-newsletter/ The April 2015 Server StorageIO newsletter, collected around cloud and object storage for bulk, unstructured and archived data. Thu, 30 Apr 2015 00:00:00 GMT https://objectstoragecenter.com/cloud-conversations-aws-efs-elastic-file-system-cloud-nas-preview/ https://objectstoragecenter.com/cloud-conversations-aws-efs-elastic-file-system-cloud-nas-preview/ A close look at AWS Elastic File System, the NFS service that extends EC2 storage beyond block volumes and object buckets. Thu, 09 Apr 2015 00:00:00 GMT https://objectstoragecenter.com/cloud-conversations-aws-s3-cross-region-replication-storage-enhancements/ https://objectstoragecenter.com/cloud-conversations-aws-s3-cross-region-replication-storage-enhancements/ How cross region replication copies S3 objects between buckets, what it changes for recovery planning and where it still needs care. Wed, 25 Mar 2015 00:00:00 GMT https://objectstoragecenter.com/goodbye-2013-2014-predictions-present-future/ https://objectstoragecenter.com/goodbye-2013-2014-predictions-present-future/ A review of the 2013 predictions that held up, the ones that did not and the storage and cloud themes that carried into 2014. Mon, 06 Jan 2014 00:00:00 GMT https://objectstoragecenter.com/cloud-conversations-aws-ebs-glacier-and-s3-overview-part-ii-s3/ https://objectstoragecenter.com/cloud-conversations-aws-ebs-glacier-and-s3-overview-part-ii-s3/ Part two of a cloud storage primer: how S3, EBS and Glacier differ, where each fits and how AWS customers combine them. Mon, 25 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT https://objectstoragecenter.com/cloud-conversations-public-private-hybrid-what-about-community-clouds/ https://objectstoragecenter.com/cloud-conversations-public-private-hybrid-what-about-community-clouds/ Public and private clouds get the attention; community clouds share infrastructure among organizations with a common purpose. Fri, 01 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT https://objectstoragecenter.com/in-the-data-center-or-information-factory-not-everything-is-the-same/ https://objectstoragecenter.com/in-the-data-center-or-information-factory-not-everything-is-the-same/ Availability, performance, cost, security and service levels differ across data center workloads, so one storage policy cannot fit all. Tue, 29 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT https://objectstoragecenter.com/the-human-face-of-big-data-a-book-review/ https://objectstoragecenter.com/the-human-face-of-big-data-a-book-review/ A review of Rick Smolan and Jennifer Erwitt's visual study of big data, and what its human stories reveal about information at scale. Sat, 05 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT https://objectstoragecenter.com/seven-databases-in-seven-weeks-a-book-review-of-nosql-databases/ https://objectstoragecenter.com/seven-databases-in-seven-weeks-a-book-review-of-nosql-databases/ A review of the Pragmatic Programmers guide to seven NoSQL systems, from Redis and Riak to HBase, MongoDB and Neo4j. Mon, 26 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMT https://objectstoragecenter.com/little-data-big-data-and-very-big-data-vbd-or-big-bs/ https://objectstoragecenter.com/little-data-big-data-and-very-big-data-vbd-or-big-bs/ Big data is a useful term until it hides the small, urgent data that keeps businesses running. A pragmatic look at both ends of the scale. Sun, 28 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMT https://objectstoragecenter.com/aws-amazon-storage-gateway-first-second-and-third-impressions/ https://objectstoragecenter.com/aws-amazon-storage-gateway-first-second-and-third-impressions/ Early impressions of the AWS storage gateway, the appliance that connected on premises applications to S3 and changed hybrid cloud storage. Wed, 25 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT https://objectstoragecenter.com/industry-trend-people-plus-data-are-aging-and-living-longer/ https://objectstoragecenter.com/industry-trend-people-plus-data-are-aging-and-living-longer/ People live longer and so does their information. Retention, archive and access patterns have to account for both. Thu, 04 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT