WEBVTT

1
[Link].990 --> [Link].060
In this video, we're
going to start to

2
[Link].060 --> [Link].655
understand what
object storage is,

3
[Link].655 --> [Link].995
how data is stored
in object storage,

4
[Link].995 --> [Link].240
and how it differs from

5
[Link].240 --> [Link].085
the more traditional
storage types,

6
[Link].085 --> [Link].260
such as file and block storage.

7
[Link].260 --> [Link].850
The first thing to note about

8
[Link].850 --> [Link].800
object storage is
that you do not

9
[Link].800 --> [Link].945
connect it to a
particular compute node

10
[Link].945 --> [Link].355
in order to use it.

11
[Link].355 --> [Link].840
Instead, you provision

12
[Link].840 --> [Link].120
an object storage
service instance and

13
[Link].120 --> [Link].620
use an API or

14
[Link].620 --> [Link].395
application programming
interface to upload,

15
[Link].395 --> [Link].585
download, and manage your data.

16
[Link].585 --> [Link].400
This means you can directly use

17
[Link].400 --> [Link].400
object storage with
anything that you

18
[Link].400 --> [Link].095
can call an API and you

19
[Link].095 --> [Link].395
don't need an underlying
compute node.

20
[Link].395 --> [Link].860
The second thing to note about

21
[Link].860 --> [Link].360
object storage is that it's

22
[Link].360 --> [Link].630
less expensive than other
Cloud storage options.

23
[Link].630 --> [Link].550
Its per gigabyte cost is

24
[Link].550 --> [Link].965
typically a couple of
US cents per month,

25
[Link].965 --> [Link].165
and in some cases

26
[Link].165 --> [Link].165
even less, depending on
the storage tier used--
27
[Link].165 --> [Link].365
more on storage tiers later.

28
[Link].365 --> [Link].580
The third and possibly most
important thing to note about

29
[Link].580 --> [Link].760
object storage is that
it's effectively infinite.

30
[Link].760 --> [Link].545
With file and block storage,

31
[Link].545 --> [Link].840
you specify the size
of the storage you

32
[Link].840 --> [Link].165
want in gigabytes or terabytes,

33
[Link].165 --> [Link].440
and then pay a fee based on
the size you provisioned.

34
[Link].440 --> [Link].600
With object storage you just
consume the storage you

35
[Link].600 --> [Link].795
need and pay per gigabyte
cost for what you use.

36
[Link].795 --> [Link].625
You can keep uploading files

37
[Link].625 --> [Link].470
and the storage
will never run out.

38
[Link].470 --> [Link].130
When would you use
object storage?

39
[Link].130 --> [Link].300
Well, object storage
is great for

40
[Link].300 --> [Link].105
storing large amounts
of unstructured data.

41
[Link].105 --> [Link].750
By unstructured, this means
that the data is not stored

42
[Link].750 --> [Link].015
in any kind of
hierarchical folder

43
[Link].015 --> [Link].730
or directory structure.

44
[Link].730 --> [Link].915
Object storage uses buckets,

45
[Link].915 --> [Link].700
and objects are stored within

46
[Link].700 --> [Link].370
these buckets in a
structurally flat way.

47
[Link].370 --> [Link].305
A bucket is a bit like a folder,

48
[Link].305 --> [Link].670
in the sense that you can give

49
[Link].670 --> [Link].050
them meaningful names and,

50
[Link].050 --> [Link].640
of course, have
different buckets

51
[Link].640 --> [Link].140
for different object types.

52
[Link].140 --> [Link].170
But you cannot place a
bucket with in a bucket.

53
[Link].170 --> [Link].315
When an object is
placed in a bucket,

54
[Link].315 --> [Link].260
it also has some metadata.

55
[Link].260 --> [Link].605
Data about the data added to it,

56
[Link].605 --> [Link].770
such as an object ID.

57
[Link].770 --> [Link].210
This metadata helps
applications to

58
[Link].210 --> [Link].655
both locate and
access the object,

59
[Link].655 --> [Link].130
as well as provide
information on the time

60
[Link].130 --> [Link].970
that the data was stored
or last accessed.

61
[Link].970 --> [Link].345
When you create a bucket,

62
[Link].345 --> [Link].010
you don't need to provide or

63
[Link].010 --> [Link].305
define any sizing information.

64
[Link].305 --> [Link].550
The bucket will just hold

65
[Link].550 --> [Link].470
the data that you
place inside it.
66
[Link].470 --> [Link].750
And the service provider
ensures that there

67
[Link].750 --> [Link].255
is sufficient storage
capacity available.

68
[Link].255 --> [Link].225
Buckets can hold as little
as a few bytes of data,

69
[Link].225 --> [Link].330
right up to multiple petabytes
and you can build up

70
[Link].330 --> [Link].070
the amount of data stored as

71
[Link].070 --> [Link].975
slowly or quickly as you'd like,

72
[Link].975 --> [Link].880
as well as shrink
it back down again.

73
[Link].880 --> [Link].500
The service provider also

74
[Link].500 --> [Link].540
takes care of
resilience and making

75
[Link].540 --> [Link].745
sure that the object
storage solution

76
[Link].745 --> [Link].320
is highly available.

77
[Link].320 --> [Link].990
Some Cloud providers
offer different types of

78
[Link].990 --> [Link].675
buckets within different
levels of resilience.

79
[Link].675 --> [Link].870
For example, they offer
buckets which are resilient,

80
[Link].870 --> [Link].095
but the data is only
stored in one data center.

81
[Link].095 --> [Link].140
This is a good option where
data needs to reside in

82
[Link].140 --> [Link].840
a particular geographical
location or in

83
[Link].840 --> [Link].265
situations where high
availability is less of an issue.

84
[Link].265 --> [Link].180
They will then offer
buckets which are

85
[Link].180 --> [Link].385
highly available across regions

86
[Link].385 --> [Link].950
where the data is stored
multiple times in

87
[Link].950 --> [Link].145
different data centers or
zones in the same region,

88
[Link].145 --> [Link].310
or even in multiple regions.

89
[Link].310 --> [Link].465
These options usually cost more,

90
[Link].465 --> [Link].640
but they provide both
the highest level of
91
[Link].640 --> [Link].900
resilience as well as
availability for your data.

92
[Link].900 --> [Link].390
Object storage has a very
flat storage structure,

93
[Link].390 --> [Link].535
which we'll explain
in the next lesson.

94
[Link].535 --> [Link].350
This data can be anything from

95
[Link].350 --> [Link].455
text files to audio files
and video files from

96
[Link].455 --> [Link].230
IoT data to virtual
machine images

97
[Link].230 --> [Link].165
from backup files
to data archives.

98
[Link].165 --> [Link].900
Pretty much any data
which is static and where

99
[Link].900 --> [Link].675
fast read and write
speeds are not necessary,

100
[Link].675 --> [Link].200
would make a good fit
for objects storage.

101
[Link].200 --> [Link].265
Object storage would, however,

102
[Link].265 --> [Link].220
not be suitable for
running operating systems,
103
[Link].220 --> [Link].875
nor applications
such as databases or

104
[Link].875 --> [Link].090
anything else where the
contents of the files changes.

105
[Link].090 --> [Link].340
To summarize what we have
learned in this lesson,

106
[Link].340 --> [Link].230
object storage is used to store

107
[Link].230 --> [Link].115
files or objects
which are static.

108
[Link].115 --> [Link].395
The data that you can store
using object storage can be

109
[Link].395 --> [Link].755
anything from text files
to audio and video files,

110
[Link].755 --> [Link].920
from IoT data to
virtual machine images,

111
[Link].920 --> [Link].560
from backup files
to data archives.

112
[Link].560 --> [Link].990
You cannot run
operating systems or

113
[Link].990 --> [Link].580
other applications such as

114
[Link].580 --> [Link].100
databases using objects storage.

115
[Link].100 --> [Link].125
Objects are stored in buckets.

116
[Link].125 --> [Link].060
You can have multiple
buckets but you

117
[Link].060 --> [Link].540
cannot place buckets
within buckets.

118
[Link].540 --> [Link].300
You do not need to specify
a size for a bucket.

119
[Link].300 --> [Link].520
You can just use as little or
as much space as you need.

120
[Link].520 --> [Link].770
Many providers offer
different types of

121
[Link].770 --> [Link].880
buckets with different
charges for each.

122
[Link].880 --> [Link].495
Some are based on resilience
and availability,

123
[Link].495 --> [Link].550
while others are based
on the frequency at

124
[Link].550 --> [Link].130
which the objects
inside are accessed.

125
[Link].130 --> [Link].360
In the next video,

126
[Link].360 --> [Link].570
we'll be diving into

127
[Link].570 --> [Link].390
object storage data tiers
and object storage APIs.