Chapter 5. Additional Swift Interfaces
With object storage gaining popularity, its uses are also becoming varied. In several environments where higher-cost block storage devices were used, object storage is being considered as an alternative storage that provides low-cost deployment. However, this requires the use of certain intermediate interfaces or middleware to bind the upper level application or use case with the lower level object storage. In this chapter, we will talk about two such applications where object storage can be used for storage, and where previously block storage was being used.
One such application is the use of Swift object storage for virtual machine storage with the help of Open vStorage. Another application is the use of ...
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