Yandex Object Storage
Universal scalable solution for data storage.
Replication across multiple availability zones
Compatibility with the Amazon S3 API
Standard and cold storage
Autoscaling
Secure data storage
Questions and answers
What is Object Storage used for?
Object Storage lets you:
- Host project files and control access by making them public or private.
- Store large volumes of archived data (up to 5 TB per file) with limited availability.
- Collaborate on projects using data inside a distributed organization.
Object Storage lets you:
- Host project files and control access by making them public or private.
- Store large volumes of archived data (up to 5 TB per file) with limited availability.
- Collaborate on projects using data inside a distributed organization.
What tools can I use when working with Object Storage?
You can create and manage buckets using the Yandex.Cloud management console. The Object Storage API is also compatible with the Amazon S3 API, so you manage objects using tools designed for S3.
You can create and manage buckets using the Yandex.Cloud management console. The Object Storage API is also compatible with the Amazon S3 API, so you manage objects using tools designed for S3.
What data formats are supported in Object Storage?
You can store data in any format. Object Storage saves data in its original form without any modification.
You can store data in any format. Object Storage saves data in its original form without any modification.
What’s the difference between storing data on a Compute Cloud disk and in Object Storage?
When storing data in Object Storage:
You get unlimited disk space.
In Yandex Compute Cloud, you are limited to a specified disk size.
Data is always available and can be managed directly.
Managing data on a Compute Cloud disk means managing a VM that the disk is attached to. Data on the disk is only available when the VM is running.
Data is easily shared: file links with a limited lifetimes.
To share data stored on a Compute Cloud disk, you need to grant a user access to the VM over SSH or RDP. You also have to configure access to specific files yourself.
You pay for data storage, operations, and outgoing traffic.
When you store your data on a Compute Cloud disk, you pay for the disk, VM resources, network resources, and outgoing traffic.
When storing data in Object Storage:
You get unlimited disk space.
In Yandex Compute Cloud, you are limited to a specified disk size.
Data is always available and can be managed directly.
Managing data on a Compute Cloud disk means managing a VM that the disk is attached to. Data on the disk is only available when the VM is running.
Data is easily shared: file links with a limited lifetimes.
To share data stored on a Compute Cloud disk, you need to grant a user access to the VM over SSH or RDP. You also have to configure access to specific files yourself.
You pay for data storage, operations, and outgoing traffic.
When you store your data on a Compute Cloud disk, you pay for the disk, VM resources, network resources, and outgoing traffic.