Object Storage is a globally-available, Amazon S3-compatible method for storing and accessing data. Object Storage differs from traditional hierarchical data storage, such as a traditional filesystem on a physical/virtual disk and Block Storage volumes. Under Object Storage, files (also called objects) are stored in flat data structures (referred to as buckets) alongside their own rich metadata.

Due to the nature of Object Storage, it does not require the use of a Linode. Instead, Object Storage gives each object a unique URL with which you can access the data. An object can be publicly accessible, or you can set it to be private and only visible to you. This makes Object Storage great for sharing and storing unstructured data like images, documents, archives, streaming media assets, and file backups, and the amount of data you store can range from small collections of files up to massive libraries of information.

Features

Amazon S3-compatible

Akamai Object Storage is an Amazon S3-compatible storage solution that supports the use of SDKs, open source projects, and other services built on the Amazon S3 API.

Global footprint and scale

Akamai Object Storage is available in more than 20 regions globally supporting applications storing petabytes (PB) of content, 100s of thousands of requests per second (RPS), and 100s of Gbps of throughput.

Strong read-after-write consistency

Strong read-after-write consistency for PUT and DELETE operations on objects ensures data is predictable and minimizes application complexity. With a successful write of a new object or update of an existing object, any subsequent read will receive the latest version and a listing of the objects in a bucket will accurately reflect the changes.

Endpoint types

An endpoint type defines the performance and limits when working with content stored on that endpoint. All endpoints have an assigned type of E0, E1, E2, or E3. To learn more, see Endpoint types.

Product support and limits

For detailed information about the limits associated with buckets and each endpoint type, review the Quotas and limits page.

Developer resources

• Linode API provides the ability to programmatically manage the full range of services on Akamai Cloud.
  • Object Storage Endpoint Collection
• Linode CLI is a wrapper around the Linode API that lets you manage your account and resources from the command line. Learn how to use the Linode CLI.