Trend Report

Brief: Cloud File Services Fill An Enterprise Storage Gap

Cloud Cannot Live On Blocks And Objects Alone

Richard Fichera
 and  two contributors
Jan 06, 2016

Summary

Hyperscale public cloud services providers' primary design choice is object storage. While sensible for them, this choice harms enterprise applications built on standardized file services such as NFS and CIFS. Your BT agenda relies on both forms to be integrated, not isolated. Thus, cloud providers now offer file services that simplify integration with legacy applications and facilitate data sharing in the cloud. This report discusses the implications of emerging cloud file storage services and helps infrastructure and operations pros optimize design choices for the hybrid they need for their digital business transformation.

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