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Objects are immutable, which means that an object cannot change throughout its storage lifetime. <font color=darkgray>Does this apply to data or metdata?</font>
Objects are the individual pieces of data. Objects are immutable, which means that an object cannot change throughout its storage lifetime. <font color=darkgray>Does this apply to data or metdata?</font>
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Also see [[#Object_Versioning|Object Versioning]].
Also see [[#Object_Versioning|Object Versioning]].
==Object Versioning==
==Object Versioning==
{{External|https://cloud.google.com/storage/docs/object-versioning}}
{{External|https://cloud.google.com/storage/docs/object-versioning}}
Each object version is uniquely identified by [[#Generation_Number|generation number]], part of the [[#Object_Metadata|object metadata]].
Each object version is uniquely identified by [[#Generation_Number|generation number]], part of the [[#Object_Metadata|object metadata]].

Revision as of 20:02, 24 August 2021

External

Internal

Overview

Google Cloud Storage is a global, scalable and secure object (blob) store. Data at rest is encrypted and there is an option to encrypt it with a custom encryption key. Permissions can be granted to members, team, or the objects can be made fully public. The objects are automatically versioned.

Bucket

https://cloud.google.com/storage/docs/key-terms#buckets

A bucket is a basic container that holds data, in form of objects. Buckets are associated with a project. A bucket is defined by its globally unique name, its geographic location and its storage class. Buckets cannot be nested. Bucket creation is a relatively heavy operation, so storage applications should be designed to favor intensive object creation and relatively few bucket operations.

Name

https://cloud.google.com/storage/docs/naming-buckets

A bucket name has to be globally unique. The name cannot be changed after bucket creation, to change the name, the bucket has to be deleted and recreated.

Location

https://cloud.google.com/storage/docs/locations

The location cannot be changed after bucket creation, to change the location, the bucket has to be deleted and recreated.

Storage Class

https://cloud.google.com/storage/docs/storage-classes

The storage class can be changed after bucket creation.

Standard

Regional or multi-regional. Used for frequent access and the highest availability.

Nearline

Coldline

Archive

Default Storage Class

The default storage class of the bucket applies to objects that do not have a storage class specified explicitly.

Labels

Bucket labels are not associated with individual objects or object metadata. Also see:

Google Cloud Platform Concepts | Labels

Cloud Storage Namespace

Object

Objects are the individual pieces of data. Objects are immutable, which means that an object cannot change throughout its storage lifetime. Does this apply to data or metdata?

Object Data

Object Metadata

https://cloud.google.com/storage/docs/metadata

Collection of name/value pairs that describe various object qualities.

Object Name

Generation Number

Also see Object Versioning.

Object Versioning

https://cloud.google.com/storage/docs/object-versioning

Each object version is uniquely identified by generation number, part of the object metadata.