Storage Types

Introduction

One of the initial uses of cloud technologies was storage. There is a bit of history that we might be interested in, and that is that AWS started with just storage. It was just S3 buckets where we could put some workload, the service AWS created for themselves. And then they thought, the world might want this.

History of storage

We have had a kind of cloud storage for a long time. Way back in the early 90s, an organization set up an environment where we could dial-up with our modem to the service and have our data back to their servers, a kind of telephonic cloud storage of the earlier century. Storage is still available in the cloud, which is a big part of what we do. So we will be talking about storage as we go through this lesson.

What is storage?

Storage refers to methods and technologies for capturing and storing digital information on media. The term storage is commonly used to describe the devices that are connected to the computer through input or output operations, including flash devices, hard drives, SAN, NAS, old tape systems, and other types of devices.

Storage types

Data can be stored in various ways. The main purpose is to decide what is most suitable for your needs. Based on their usage criteria and need, they are different, such as Zip disk, DVD, Blu-ray disc, Flash jump drive, Hard drive, Floppy diskette, NAS, Tape drive, SSD (Solid State Drive), NAS, and Cloud Storage.

Storage type comparison

DAS (Direct attached storage)

DAS is Direct-Attached Storage, i.e., it is the storage that is directly attached to our computers. Generally, it will be either SATA or SCSI today in the attached way. It could be USB, FireWire, or ...