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Learn when to add a block storage volume instead of resizing a VM disk, and how to choose between VM disk, volumes, and object storage.
Learn database storage on block volumes, including disk layout, IOPS and latency monitoring, capacity planning, backups, and recovery decisions.
Understand when block storage volumes fit databases, containers, and application data, including sizing, backups, recovery, and when object storage is better.
Learn how to safely set up block storage volumes on Linux VMs with disk checks, mount paths, fstab, permissions, backups, and restore planning.
Learn how block storage vs local disk differs in lifecycle, performance, persistence, backups, database fit, and recovery planning for cloud workloads.
Learn Linux volume expansion across disks, partitions, LVM, ext4, and XFS, with safer checks, verification, and rollback planning for production VMs.
Compare object storage, block storage, and VM disk by access model, workload fit, scaling, and recovery needs to choose the right cloud storage layer.
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