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Unlocking the future of shared storage: Filestore on Colossus
Filestore, Google Cloud’s NFS file service, now uses a backend storage layer built on Colossus, Google’s distributed storage system. This update enhances flexibility and scalability for demanding workloads.
Why it matters
Companies can lower costs by scaling performance without increasing storage capacity. It also allows large numbers of AI agents to collaborate using shared data workspaces.
The details
- Users can independently scale disk performance via Custom Performance settings.
- Multishares for GKE allow instances to be segmented into 10 GiB shares.
- The service integrates with Google Cloud IAM and IP Access Control Lists.
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Key connections
Google provides Filestore as a Google Cloud service
Google developed Colossus as its foundational distributed storage system
Google owns Filestore CSI Driver
Google provides the Filestore CSI driver
Filestore is built with Colossus
Filestore incorporates a storage layer built directly on Colossus
Colossus is related to YouTube
Colossus infrastructure powers YouTube
Colossus infrastructure powers Gmail
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Colossus infrastructure powers Gemini
Filestore uses Google Kubernetes Engine
Filestore provides persistent storage for GKE workloads
Filestore CSI Driver is related to Google Kubernetes Engine
Integrates Filestore storage with GKE
Filestore uses Network File System
Filestore is a scalable NFS file service
Filestore is related to Agentic Workflows
Filestore serves as high-concurrency shared workspace for AI agent swarms
Filestore is related to Google Cloud
Filestore is a first-party file service on Google Cloud
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