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The Hidden Costs of Using HDDs in On-Premises MinIO Deployments

Bring the IOPS dude ! As a solutions architect working with MinIO storage solutions, I’ve seen firsthand the challenges that come with on-premises deployments using hard disk drives (HDDs). While HDDs may seem like a cost-effective option initially, they can introduce significant performance bottlenecks that impact the overall efficiency and Read more

By jlu, 22 hours2025-12-15 ago

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Choosing the Right Storage Backend for Kubernetes PVCs

Most discussions about PVC focus on on-prem deployments, but many of these technologies are equally relevant in the cloud, especially when using managed block storage like AWS EBS, which caps at around 64K IOPS. By contrast, OpenEBS LocalPV (ZFS or LVM) can attach directly to NVMe-backed local disks, unlocking true Read more

By jlu, 22 hours2025-12-15 ago