Which statement distinguishes NAS from Object storage?

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Which statement distinguishes NAS from Object storage?

The key point to understand is how data is organized and accessed. NAS uses a traditional file-system approach with a hierarchical namespace: you browse folders and subfolders and open files by their path. Object storage moves away from that structure. It stores each piece of data as an object that contains the data, metadata, and a unique identifier, and it presents a flat namespace organized by buckets and object keys rather than directories. Access is through the object’s ID or key, not by traversing a directory tree. This combination of objects with IDs and metadata in a flat namespace is what distinguishes object storage from NAS.

The key point to understand is how data is organized and accessed. NAS uses a traditional file-system approach with a hierarchical namespace: you browse folders and subfolders and open files by their path. Object storage moves away from that structure. It stores each piece of data as an object that contains the data, metadata, and a unique identifier, and it presents a flat namespace organized by buckets and object keys rather than directories. Access is through the object’s ID or key, not by traversing a directory tree. This combination of objects with IDs and metadata in a flat namespace is what distinguishes object storage from NAS.

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