Distributed cloud applications are widely used to handle large data elements. Also referred to as binary large objects (blobs), some examples include virtual server images, pictures, or videos.
These types of data elements are organized in a folder hierarchy where each data element has a unique identifier that includes its location and a file name. This globally unique identifier is passed to the storage offerings to retrieve data over the network.
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