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Phase 5 · Storage Services

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File Storage (EFS)

Part of the Cloud Computing Roadmap.

Summary

Network file storage that can be mounted simultaneously by multiple VMs or containers — used when several compute resources need to share the same file system, unlike block storage's single-attachment model.

How to Learn This

  • 1Set up a shared file storage system and mount it on 2 VMs simultaneously.
  • 2Learn when shared file storage is the right choice versus object or block storage.
  • 3Understand the performance and cost trade-offs of file storage compared to the other two options.

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Storage Classes & Lifecycle Policies

More topics in Storage Services

Object Storage (S3, Cloud Storage, Blob Storage)Block Storage (EBS)Storage Classes & Lifecycle PoliciesData Backup StrategiesData Archival (Glacier)Storage Security & EncryptionCDN Integration With StorageStorage Cost Optimization
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