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Looks like it follows Amazon S3's design closely, rather than that of a classic distributed file system: * Immutable named objects * Addressable by chunk (eac
by lobster_johnson 11y ago
Looks like it follows Amazon S3's design closely, rather than that of a classic distributed file system:
* Immutable named objects
* Addressable by chunk (each object has a maximum size)
* Optional per-object versioning
* HTTP API
In particular, while you could write a FUSE driver for it, it's designed for apps to use via an HTTP API, just like S3. It even implements the S3 API.
- derefr 11y agoSo, like Riak CS then?
- lobster_johnson 11y agoYes, though CS is called Riak S2 now.