Which of the following cloud storage types is most suitable for storing large amounts of unstructured data such as images, videos, and log files?

Solution

Object Storage (e.g., AWS S3, Azure Blob Storage, Google Cloud Storage) stores data as discrete objects — each consisting of data, metadata, and a unique identifier. It is highly scalable, cost-effective, and ideal for unstructured data like images, videos, backups, and log files. Block Storage (e.g., AWS EBS) divides data into fixed-size blocks and is used for VM disk volumes requiring low-latency I/O. File Storage (e.g., AWS EFS) provides a shared file system accessed via NFS/SMB protocols.