Object-based storage dispenses with the hierarchical file system, so there are no nested subfolders. Instead, it uses an indexed flatfile structure in which each object is given a unique ID.

MinIO Inc., developer of a high-performance, Kubernetes-native object store compatible with Amazon Web Services Inc.'s S3 service, today announced a version of its cloud storage service designed to su ...

Object-based storage gets rid of traditional file system hierarchies and puts in place a flat access structure that provides a good basis for hugely scalable unstructured data access.