Object Storage
/ˈɒbdʒɪkt ˈstɔːrɪdʒ/
Definition
A cloud storage model (S3, GCS, Azure Blob) storing data as objects with metadata — highly scalable, inexpensive.
Example in context
"User uploads go to S3 object storage — it scales to petabytes with no administration."
Related terms
Practice this term
Master Object Storage in context by working through exercises in the Cloud Infrastructure module. You'll see the term used in real engineering scenarios with multiple-choice, fill-in-the-blank, and matching drills.