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Google Cloud Blog·Aug 5·5 min read
Unlocking the future of shared storage: Filestore on Colossus
TL;DR
Filestore has been enhanced with a cloud-native backend built on Colossus, improving scalability and performance for enterprise and AI workloads. This upgrade allows for independent provisioning of storage capacity and performance, optimizing resource utilization.
✦ Why It Matters
Evaluate your current storage solutions and consider migrating to Filestore for enhanced performance and scalability.
Key Takeaways
- Utilize Filestore's multishares for efficient resource allocation.
- Provision IOPS independently to match workload demands.
- Leverage NFS file locking for data consistency in AI workflows.
- Optimize costs in real-time without rebuilding clusters.
How It Works
Filestore's integration with Colossus allows it to decouple storage capacity from performance, enabling users to provision IOPS independently. This is particularly useful in containerized environments, where the Filestore CSI driver provides persistent storage for GKE workloads.
The multishares feature allows a single Filestore instance to be segmented into smaller shares, optimizing resource utilization for various projects.