We recap the key attributes of file and block storage access and the pros and cons of object storage, a method that offers key benefits but also drawbacks compared with SAN and NAS.

We ask the key questions about file, block and object storage: how they work on-premise and in the cloud, global file systems, and file and object locking.

Nik Simpson, Storage Analyst for the Burton Group, begins a series of questions and answers about virtualization and how it relates to storage.