File, Block and Object Storages

August 9, 2022

Files, blocks, and objects are storage formats that hold, organize, and present data in different ways—each with their own capabilities and limitations. File storage organizes and represents data as a hierarchy of files in folders; block storage chunks data into arbitrarily organized, evenly sized volumes; and object storage manages data and links it to associated metadata.

The terms file storage, block storage, and object storage refers to the API that the storage exports to its consumers, regardless of the transport (network, local, etc.).