Object storage

The next day, everyone is back in the meeting room and keen to share their findings. Alex volunteers to start first.

Alex: Well, I think I know enough about object storage. First, you have to know this is the simplest way to store data. No huge complications or parameters; you just store objects in the cloud, choose an AWS Region, and that’s all. AWS calls this service Amazon Simple Storage Service or Amazon S3…and let’s not forget the meaning of the first S.

Harold: I imagine you can separate the files somehow, not only by Regions?

Alex: True. You keep your objects in separate boxes, but they are called buckets. You can have multiple separate buckets with different owners or permissions.

Now, let’s go into the definition. Buckets store objects, but what is an object? Many people think it’s just a file, but that’s only one of the possibilities...