# cPouta Releases Object Storage for All Customers

DevFeed: [cPouta Releases Object Storage for All Customers](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/objectively-speaking-in-cpouta-19758.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://cloud.blog.csc.fi/2018/01/objectively-speaking-in-cpouta.html>)

Author: Kalle Happonen (noreply@blogger.com)

Published: 2018-01-31T11:32:00Z

Content type: release

Language: en

Sources: [CSC - IT Center For Science - Cloud Team](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/csc-it-center-for-science-cloud-team.md>)

Topics: [Cloud](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/cloud.md>), [cloud-infrastructure](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/cloud-infrastructure.md>), [data](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/data.md>)

Tags: [access-control](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/access-control.md>), [backups](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/backups.md>), [cloud-storage](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/cloud-storage.md>), [cpouta](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/cpouta.md>), [datasets](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/datasets.md>), [images](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/images.md>), [object-storage](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/object-storage.md>), [pipeline](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/pipeline.md>), [release](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/release.md>), [storage](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/storage.md>), [web](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/web.md>)

## AI overview

cPouta has released object storage for all customers. The cloud storage service stores and retrieves data over HTTPS, can be accessed from inside or outside cPouta, and supports different access-control levels and use cases such as website assets, datasets, research pipelines, and backups.

## Source excerpt

We're pleased to release one of the most sought after features in cPouta - object storage! Object storage is now usable by all cPouta customers. It's a new service with new usage models, so for details I suggest that you check out our user documentation. This cat lives in the cPouta object storage. What is Object Storage? Object storage is a cloud storage service, where you can store and retrieve data over HTTPS. This is not tied to any individual virtual machines, and it's accessible from anywhere, inside and outside cPouta. There is also a variety of ways to share the data with others. Why should I use it? Object storage is generally used for a different purpose that many other storage solutions. Some benefits include You do not need to set up a virtual machine to serve or receive the data. The data can be accessed from anywhere using the same URL. The data can have different levels of access control. What can it be Used for? The object storage has tons of different use cases. Web sites can host their assets there (images, videos), researchers can publish their datasets, you can use it as a data staging platform for your research pipeline, you can push your backups there, among a horde of other things. The Inevitable "But" As with all new services, the first public release is never perfect. In the coming months we will upgrade things on the backend, to improve the system after real-scale experience. This should mostly be invisible to the you, but you might see small glitches when things are changed. We'll also improve the documentation and use case descriptions based on feedback. What we won't do is harm your data. We would not be releasing the service, if we were worried that we have to remove, or move or change the things you store there. For any problems with using the service, please don't hesitate to contact servicedesk@csc.fi.