Index :

  1. File Storage vs Object Storage vs Block Storage
  2. How Reddit Delivers Notifications to Tens of Millions of Users
  3. Scalability in Servers
  4. Wifi with multiple access point and single SSID.
  5. Load Balancer vs Reverse Proxy vs API Gateway

August 22, 2025

File Storage vs Object Storage vs Block Storage

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File Storage

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Folder by Folder storage in hierarichal manner.

Visualisation

├── users/
│   ├── alice/
│   │   ├── resume.docx
│   └── photo.jpg
└── shared/
    └── docs/
        └── report.xlsx

Accessed via • NFS (Network File System) : Used in linux

Adv :

Simple , Access share easy

DisAdv :

Low scalable , contain basic meta data only

Usecases : Source code repositories and build artifacts in software development environments

Object Storage

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No hierarchy

All content in one bucket

Visualisation

Bucket: media-archive
├── photo-123.jpg  [image/jpeg, user-id: 42, geo: New York]
├── video-456.mp4  [video/mp4, duration: 2m35s]
└── report-789.pdf [application/pdf, dept: finance]

How to Access :

GET bucket/objectKey

Used in aws s3

Cost Effective , Durable , High latency due to linear search on request

Used in Content delivery via CDN integration for static files

Block Storage

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