Cloud Data Storage Service

A Cloud Data Storage Service is a data storage service that is an cloud IaaS service.

• AKA: Storage-as-a-Service.
• Context:
  • It can range from being a Cloud Data File Hosting Service to being a Cloud Data Block Hosting Service to being a Cloud Data Object Hosting Service.
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• Example(s):
  • AWS Public Cloud Storage Service, such as AWS S3 and AWS EC2 EBS.
  • Google Public Cloud Storage Service.
  • Microsoft Public Cloud Storage Service.
  • Box, Inc.'s.
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• See: Public Cloud Computing Service.

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References

2016

• (Gartner, 2016) ⇒ https://www.gartner.com/doc/reprints?id=1-2IH2LGI&ct=150626&st=sb
  • QUOTE: Public cloud storage is infrastructure as a service (IaaS) that provides block, file and/or object storage services delivered through various protocols. The services are stand-alone, but often used in conjunction with compute and other IaaS products. The services are priced based on capacity, data transfer and/or number of requests. The services provide on-demand storage capacity and self-provisioning. Stored data exists in a multitenant environment, and users access that data through the block, network and REST protocols provided by the services.

2015

• (Flexera Blog, 2015) ⇒ http://www.rightscale.com/blog/cloud-management-best-practices/cloud-storage-aws-vs-azure-vs-google-vs-softlayer
  • QUOTE: Cloud providers offers a variety of options to store data including:
    • Object storage.
    • Block storage.
    • Instance/server storage ("ephemeral" storage).
    • Archival storage.
    • Content delivery networks (CDN).
    • Storage|Queue services.
    • Database services.
    • Caching services.
    • Import/export services.

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