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Moving 40 TB into object storage without a maintenance window Storage/ 5 min read Moving 40 TB into object storage without a maintenance window Two sync passes, a checksum verification and a DNS flip — the migration order that moves a large bucket with no downtime and no lost writes. Sep 3, 2026 Serving a video library from object storage and a CDN Storage/ 5 min read Serving a video library from object storage and a CDN Where to cache, what to sign and how to keep origin traffic predictable when a growing video catalogue is served from object storage. Sep 3, 2026 Designing a retention policy that survives an audit Storage/ 5 min read Designing a retention policy that survives an audit How long to keep backups and logs, what to place beyond reach of an administrator, and what longer retention actually costs. Sep 3, 2026 Growing a database volume without downtime Storage/ 5 min read Growing a database volume without downtime Resize the volume, extend the partition, grow the filesystem, verify — the order that avoids an outage, and the two steps people skip. Sep 2, 2026 A snapshot strategy that survives a real incident Storage/ 5 min read A snapshot strategy that survives a real incident How often to snapshot, how long to keep them, what snapshots do not protect you from, and when to reach for Veeam instead. Sep 2, 2026 Block storage or object storage: which one for this data? Storage/ 5 min read Block storage or object storage: which one for this data? A decision guide based on access pattern, latency tolerance and how the data grows — with the three cases where the answer is both. Sep 2, 2026 Persistent volumes on managed Kubernetes: what to use for what How-to/ 5 min read Persistent volumes on managed Kubernetes: what to use for what Block, file and object storage in a cluster: which primitive fits which workload, the access-mode rules that surprise people, and the reclaim policy that deletes production data. Aug 31, 2026

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