Tag: MinIO tiering

A penguin overwhelmed by an avalanche of tiny blue small files spilling out of index drawers and overflowing a bucket, illustrating MinIO under a lots-of-small-files workload

MinIO and Lots of Small Files: Why It’s Not a Database, and Why That Matters

MinIO was not built for Lots of Small Files (LOSF). No global index, no read repair, and a scanner that can take weeks to notice silent corruption. Here is what breaks, why tiering makes it worse, and when you should use a database instead.

By jlu, 2 weeks2026-06-29 ago

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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, 7 months2025-12-15 ago