A municipal IT team must attach a raw boot disk to a city VM, share a hierarchical department folder for staff, and store a media lake addressed by API keys. Which storage mapping best matches these three needs?
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Short Explanation
Think of storage like tools in a workshop: a boot disk wants a raw block wedge bolted to the VM, a shared folder wants a familiar tree of files, and a media lake wants objects you grab by key. Match the access pattern to the storage type and life gets a lot quieter. Mixing them up usually means pain at boot, share, or API time.
Full Explanation
Block storage presents raw volumes suited to VM disks and high-IOPS workloads. File storage provides hierarchical shares that applications and users mount as traditional filesystems. Object storage exposes unstructured data through APIs and keys, which fits large media lakes better than mounted boot or department shares. Selecting the right type for each access pattern is a core Cloud+ architecture skill.