container vs bucket in AWS and Azure
In the context of cloud storage services, a "container" in Azure Blob Storage and a "bucket" in Amazon S3 (Simple Storage Service) serve similar purposes but they are not exactly the same. Here's a breakdown:
Azure Blob Storage Container:
In Azure Blob Storage, a "container" is a logical unit for storing blobs, which are objects or files. Think of it as a root folder for your blobs. You can organize your blobs within containers, and each container can store an unlimited number of blobs.
Containers can be set to either private or public access, controlling who can access the blobs within them.
Azure Blob Storage supports different types of blobs including block blobs, append blobs, and page blobs.
Amazon S3 Bucket:
In Amazon S3, a "bucket" is the fundamental container for storing objects. It's similar to a root folder in a file system.
Buckets have a globally unique name across all of AWS, similar to container names in Azure Blob Storage.
Objects (files) in S3 are stored within buckets. Each object is stored as a key-value pair where the key is the object's unique identifier within the bucket.
S3 provides features like versioning, lifecycle policies, and access control mechanisms at the bucket level.
In summary, while both containers in Azure Blob Storage and buckets in Amazon S3 serve as storage containers for objects/files, they have some differences in terms of terminology, features, and capabilities. However, they serve analogous purposes within their respective cloud storage services.