Tag: s3

Diagram: MinIO erasure-coding storage inflation on small objects — per-drive xl.meta metadata replicated across the erasure set

Stop using MinIO as a NoSQL database — why S3 object stores collapse on small-file workloads

Two MinIO platforms, same root cause: used as a NoSQL store. Field notes on LIST IOPS, XFS directory limits, scanner & heal SLAs, the erasure-coding storage-efficiency inversion on small objects, and why Apache Cassandra (or Ceph) is the right answer on-prem in 2026.

By jlu, 2 days2026-05-17 ago

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MinIO Tiering Warning: Data Loss and Fault Tolerance Issues

Introduction In the world of big data, storage solutions are the backbone of any architecture. As an expert solutions architect, I have relied on various storage solutions to ensure data integrity and availability. Recently, I discovered a critical flaw in MinIO’s tiering feature, introduced in RELEASE.2022-11-10T18-20-21Z and still present in Read more

By jlu, 5 months2025-12-06 ago