Object Storage Service (OSS) is a cloud service by Alibaba Cloud for a secure, cost-effective and highly durable cloud storage. This storage service is categorized as IaaS. The cost of using this cloud service is for free but it has charges based on the usage of bandwidth. In this blog, we analyze the key parameters for anyone to consider using Alibaba Cloud's OSS to buy cloud storage systems for their cloud based solutions.This cloud service has a durability of 99.9999999999% (twelve 9s) and service availability of 99.995%.
Image Processing
Image processing is a unique feature of OSS. As the buckets can hold infinite number of files within the allocated space limit, the image processing tool is a prime feature to optimize the files with the necessary security features and required output levels including watermarking facility and RTMP writing features in built with the product.
Uploading and Copying
Append upload is used to upload and download objects simultaneously and this is one of the unique parameters of OSS. Shallow copy in OSS supports renaming file names in batches and has a commendable performance in terms of big data and data lake scenarios.
Types of storage
Alibaba Cloud's OSS supports standard, Intermediate Access (IA),
Archive type of storages like any other similar product.
Apart from these, OSS has a stable version of cold archive and deep cold archive file storages which is used for maintaining very long time dormant file storage.
The recovery time of files stored in OSS buckets are way lesser than any other. Though standard and IA storage recovers in seconds, archive, cold archive and deep cold archive recovers files in hours against days in the case of others. The cost of these storages are way economical in the market. Outside of China regions, Deep cold archive is available in Singapore region as of now.
Global Region Coverage
OSS can be created within China and overseas regions with a unified account which is verified with the proper norms.
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