Cloud Storage Performance: Is Your Blob Size Killing Your Latency?
Object storage is the backbone of modern apps, but "one size fits all" doesn't apply to performance. Our Data Science team just wrapped up a benchmark study on Blob Size vs. Latency, and the results are a wake-up call for cloud architects.
The Key Takeaways:
Writing is the "Hidden Tax": Write latency (blue) scales aggressively. Once you cross the 100MB mark, latency spikes to over 125 seconds.
Reads are the Efficiency Kings: Read latency (orange) remains significantly lower and more stable, even as file sizes grow. retrieving a 130MB file is roughly 4x faster than writing it.
Mind the "Jitter": The large error bars on writes at 40MB and 130MB indicate high variability. If your app handles large uploads, you need asynchronous processing to keep the UI snappy.
Pro-Tips for Architects:
Chunking is your friend: For files over 64MB, consider breaking them into smaller chunks to avoid the "Write Spike."
Optimize for Retrieval: Since reads are cheap and fast, focus on storage patterns that favor frequent access over frequent updates.
Implement Robust Retries: High variance in writes means network "hiccups" are more likely. Don't let a single failure crash your session!
