Storage types There are different types of storage in Fuga Cloud : Ephemeral storage, Volume Storage, Object Storage and Image Storage. It’s important to understand the difference so you can determine which type to use.
Which storage type to use? Shared Yes Distributed Storage Archive Storage Low Latency No No Yes Yes No Yes No Ephemeral Storage Volume Storage High Volume Storage Medium Volume Storage Low ObjectStorage Volume storage geekbench score AWS EBS Read iops Write iops Digital Ocean Standard Volume Fuga Regular Volume Fuga Release 2 Volume Ephemeral storage geekbench score Vultr Read iops Write iops Fuga Digital Ocean Fuga Release 2 Compare our storage types Ephemeral Storage Volume Storage Object Storage Used to Run operating system and scratch space Add additional persistent storage to an instance (VM) Store data Accessed through A file system A block device that can be partitioned, formatted, and mounted The REST API, HTTPS, and HTTP Accessible from Within a VM Within a VM Anywhere Persists until VM is terminated Deleted by user Deleted by user Sizing determined by Compute flavors User specification in initial request Unlimited Redundant Single node Fully redundant (n+2) Fully redundant (n+2) Discs SSD SSD SSD See Compute page See Volume Storage page See Object Store page
Ephemeral Storage Used to: Run operating system and scratch spaceAccessed through: A file systemAccessible from: Within a VMPersists until: VM is terminatedSizing determined by: Compute flavorsRedundant: Single nodeDiscs: SSDSee Compute page Volume Storage Used to: Add additional persistent storage to an instance (VM)Accessed through: A block device that can be partitioned, formatted, and mountedAccessible from: Within a VMPersists until: Deleted by userSizing determined by: User specification in initial requestRedundant: Fully redundant (n+2)Discs: High: SSD, Medium and Low: HDDSee Volume Storage page Object Storage Used to: Store dataAccessed through: The REST API, HTTPS, and HTTPAccessible from: AnywherePersists until: Deleted by userSizing determined by: UnlimitedRedundant: Fully redundant (n+2)Discs: HDDSee Object Store page Easy to contact ISO Compliant 99.99% uptime SLA No vendor lockin
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