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Object Storage Overview

KakaoCloud Object Storage is an object-based storage service with scalability and stability optimized for storing and processing large amounts of data in the form of objects (Key-value). Object Storage is mainly used to efficiently store and retrieve large-scale data and unstructured data (images, videos, documents, backup data, etc.) in cloud environments.

Purpose and Use Cases​

As Object Storage can easily expand the required capacity and utilize data, it can be used in various use cases such as big data, IoT, AI, backup and archive, and web/mobile applications, regardless of business industry. Since you are only charged for the amount of data you store and use, you can store and utilize data to meet constantly changing service requirements without the burden of infrastructure expansion.

  • Big data, AI, IoT, web/mobile application services
  • Backup and archiving service
  • Other services that utilize a variety of data

Features​

High scalability and stability​

  • Provides high scalability with no restrictions on bucket capacity and number of objects
  • Data is distributed and redundantly stored across multiple hardware to ensure stability
  • Users can efficiently store large amounts of data and flexibly expand as needed

Convenient data management​

  • All files are saved as a Key-value structure in the form of an object.
  • By using the object structure in conjunction with a bucket's life cycle policy, files within a bucket can be automatically deleted or moved to a different type of bucket after a specified period of time. This allows you to efficiently manage data and data life cycle and reduce costs.

Secure access and permission management​

  • Supports public access settings for buckets based on role-based access control (RBAC), and can allow or restrict external access from an unspecified number of people.
  • Data security can be strengthened for each organization and necessary permissions can be managed precisely.

Cost-effective and flexible pricing model​

  • Costs increase depending on the amount of data, and you only pay for what you use
  • Helps you optimize data management costs and utilize your budget efficiently

Getting started​

For detailed usage guides on Object Storage, please refer to How-to Guides. If you are new to KakaoCloud, start with the Start section.