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title: Blog posts tagged "UAS"
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# Blog posts tagged "UAS"

#### [What are the different types of storage: block, object and file?](https://canonical.com/blog/what-are-the-different-types-of-storage-block-object-and-file)

Networked storage services are generally classified in the way they are consumed and interfaced with on the client side. The most traditional service type is shared filesystem, or simply “file storage”, which as the name implies offers to multiple clients the ability to access a single shared folder. The two most popular shared filesystem

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Cloud and server

#### [What is software-defined storage?](https://canonical.com/blog/what-is-software-defined-storage)

What is software-defined storage, and how do NAS and SAN appliances compare to software-defined storage? Large-scale storage presents an inherent scalability challenge: how do you connect multiple disk drives with producers and consumers of data while ensuring performance and durability — and furthermore, without blowing out bandwidth, ca

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Cloud and server