Using image compression

When building multiple images across a hybrid or multi-cloud enterprise, storage requirements can add up rapidly. In the cloud, this is apparent in storage costs, depending on how your images are stored. Global storage image buckets may be priced higher than regional storage. Different classes of storage such as SSD, standard, nearline, coldline, and archive can dramatically affect monthly cloud storage operating costs. Depending on your lifecycle and retention requirements, image storage can become a significant cost problem when storing multiple generations of images over time. Note that container images have largely minimized the problem of storage by dynamically mixing layers that are shared within a registry. Here, we are speaking solely about bootable system images.

The good news is that whether you are local or in the cloud, your images can be compressed and archived to save history while minimizing storage costs. Also, if your local system images...