OCI Block Volume

Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) Block Volumes provide reliable, high performance, low-cost block storage that persists beyond the lifespan of a virtual machine, with built-in redundancy and the ability to scale to 1 PB per compute instance. Dynamic performance scaling with autotuning automatically adjusts performance to optimal levels.

Use cases for OCI Block Volumes

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  • AI/ML training data set repositories

    OCI Block Volumes are ideal for storing large amounts of unstructured data such as text or binary data, which is common for data sets used in AI training.

  • High performance databases

    OCI Block Volumes are suited to databases that handle a heavy volume of queries and where latency must be minimized.

  • Streaming

    OCI Block Volumes can facilitate streaming capabilities by storing various multimedia files such as videos and audio. Use OCI Media Streams to encode video into a suitable streaming format, then store it in OCI Block Volumes.

  • OLTP

    OCI Block Volumes deliver high IOPS and low latency, making them ideal for OLTP apps, such as online retail websites, that must process many concurrent user requests immediately and require very high IOPS.

  • Containers

    Support container platforms such as Kubernetes by creating a persistent storage for the entire container with OCI Block Volumes.

  • Disaster recovery

    Use OCI Block Volumes as a redundant backup solution for nearline storage and quick restoration, with data moving from backup to production.

The benefits of OCI Block Volumes


1. Achieve higher performance

Leverage up to 300,000 IOPS per volume. Change the performance profile via an intuitive slider bar or use autotune to have the system automatically adjust to performance demands.

2. Gain more flexibility

Horizontal scaling is extremely flexible. Add volumes as needed, allowing for greater overall storage capability.

3. Get maximum compatibility

OCI Block Volumes work across different operating systems and file systems. Leverage this compatibility across your enterprise, whatever the configuration and environment.

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