> > > Message: 2 > Date: Fri, 19 Apr 2013 16:14:27 +0100 > From: Jeremy Ottevanger <JOttevanger at iwm.org.uk> > To: 'Museum Computer Network Listserv' <mcn-l at mcn.edu> > Subject: Re: [MCN-L] Advice About Cloud Storage > Message-ID: > <F6E971514269054EA64F07C31E52AEFA18C208100E at ASA-MBX01.iwm.local> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=WINDOWS-1252 > > Absolutely, thank you Glen. I'm wondering at the moment about high-res images > intended for delivery through an IIPImage server. If we store large volumes > of these we'll definitely want plenty of space at low cost, but they need to > be in, effectively, local storage, so that the server can access them as part > of the file system and then stream them out as tiles to users in real time. I > guess for this scenario block storage is actually what we need? >
I'll defer to Nate in the other comments as he has had specific experience with IIPImage. The only other thing I would add is that there are various storage appliances that you can get that gives a hybrid approach where it looks like local disk to your apps internally and has a local cache but stores all the main data on S3. Check out the AWS Marketplace and it might also be good to get in touch with a local Amazon integrator. It might be good to send a followup post to the list once you make a decision so others can benefit form your research! Thanks, Glen
