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# Concepts

Working with object storage is different from working with files. These concepts explain buckets, S3 access, and how data is protected.

<table data-view="cards"><thead><tr><th></th><th></th><th data-hidden data-card-target data-type="content-ref"></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>What is Object Storage?</strong></td><td>What the S3-compatible repository is, what it is used for, and how it differs from Files.</td><td><a href="/pages/64df8a25f5532cd11cedb6bd7c719d54233f0b62">/pages/64df8a25f5532cd11cedb6bd7c719d54233f0b62</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Buckets and objects</strong></td><td>How data is organized in repositories and objects, and the role of prefixes.</td><td><a href="/pages/d35e27052b035b43a410c8141050c621810cf503">/pages/d35e27052b035b43a410c8141050c621810cf503</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>S3 access, users, and credentials</strong></td><td>What you need to connect via S3 and how users and credentials are managed.</td><td><a href="/pages/6a1f27590f01b3f2310f0defd7c9ee6f0f8b35b4">/pages/6a1f27590f01b3f2310f0defd7c9ee6f0f8b35b4</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Resilience and security</strong></td><td>Durability through triple replication, encryption, and perimeter protection.</td><td><a href="/pages/df4d2f5bcfe7faafcc0d5ab1795e29dfe1fc69d5">/pages/df4d2f5bcfe7faafcc0d5ab1795e29dfe1fc69d5</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Glossary</strong></td><td>Definitions of the terms specific to Object Storage.</td><td><a href="/pages/0fbc0e7c02c3e6fa2b76392a6440f2229a716ac4">/pages/0fbc0e7c02c3e6fa2b76392a6440f2229a716ac4</a></td></tr></tbody></table>


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