Supercharging OCI Object Storage with Rclone Mount on a High-Performance Windows Shape

When you think about Object Storage, your first instinct is probably that it’s great for durability and cost, but not exactly known for blazing-fast file sharing over SMB. But what if you could expose an OCI Object Storage bucket as a Windows file share with 700–900 MB/s throughput on large video files? Yes, it’s possible — and surprisingly smooth — when you pair Rclone mount with a Windows shape (16 OCPUs) and a 120 VPU / 1.6TB block volume acting…

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SMB protocol on OCI:  An analysis of the available options

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Many enterprise infrastructures still use the server message block (SMB) protocol. Having a clear understanding of the implementation possibilities and the various associated costs on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) is crucial. You can consider several options for implementation and support of the SMB protocol in OCI. In this blog post, we explore five solutions. Depending on the required business availability and the amount of data to be allocated, it’s important to evaluate which solution is the most suitable for your…

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