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Does WOS provide high performance for both small and large files?

April 26, 2017files high large PERFORMANCE small wos

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Does WOS provide high performance for both small and large files?

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WOS is optimized for delivering lots of small files (less than a few MB), the types of things typically found on web pages, such as text, photos, thumbnails, embedded animations, etc. WOS stores large files as well, but is not a replacement for the S2A series of storage systems, which are optimized for delivering high bandwidth (hundreds of MB/s to GB/s) to a single file. The aggregate bandwidth that a WOS Cloud delivers is very large, and single file bandwidth is more than sufficient for high-definition Internet video and progressive downloads, as well as file download services. WOS is not a substitute for the S2A in HPC and Rich Media environments. WOS augments these environments by providing an ideal platform for web-based content delivery, while the S2A environment is used for ingest, transcoding, and preparation of the content to be distributed by WOS.