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    Overview

    Storage drivers are software components or modules that facilitate communication between a computer system and different storage devices, including physical and virtual storage. These drivers manage data transfers, read and write data to storage devices, and ensure compatibility between the operating system and the storage hardware.

    For example, if you're using a cloud storage service like Amazon S3, Microsoft Azure Blob Storage, or Google Cloud Storage, storage drivers are used to establish the connection between your applications and the cloud storage infrastructure. These drivers abstract the underlying complexities of interacting with the cloud storage APIs, making it easier for your applications to read, write, and manage data in the cloud.

    Each storage driver is engineered with a strong focus on data protection, offering secure and efficient access to your data resources, regardless of their location. They uphold stringent data security measures, giving you the trust and confidence to safely perform your data operations.

    Context of Cloud Integration

    In the context of cloud integration, storage drivers become an essential component because they ensure that your integrated systems can seamlessly access and manipulate data in the cloud. They bridge the gap between your application's requests for data and the actual data storage in the cloud.

    Types of Storage Drivers

    Dataloop support the following types of cloud storage drivers:

    Main Sections of the Storage Drivers page

    Section 1: Storage Drivers Tab

    The Storage Drivers tab's search & filter criteria are displays according to the Storage Drivers. The following list provides the specific criteria of search and filters for the Storage Drivers:

    • To search: You can search storage drivers by Driver Name.
    • To Filter: You can filter the listed drivers by the following criteria:
      • Provider:
        • AWS
        • GCP
        • Azure
      • Driver Type:
        • S3 Bucket
        • GCS Bucket
        • Blob Storage
        • Data Lake Storage Gen2

    List of Fields

    The column values are populated according to the storage drivers.

    Column NameDescription
    ProviderIt displays the name of the storage provider.
    Driver NameThe name of the storage driver. Click on the Copy Driver ID to copy it.
    Driver TypeIt displays the name of the storage driver type.
    Resource NameIt displays the name of the driver type.
    Integration NameIt displays the name of the integration you created on the Dataloop platform.
    Created atThe creation date of the storage driver.
    Created byThe Avatar of the user who created the storage driver. You can see the email ID of the user when you hover.
    Allow Delete ItemsA green tick icon appears when the option to enable deleting items from storage drivers through the Dataloop platform is activated.

    Section 2: Total Numbers of Datasets, Drivers, Feature Sets, and Items

    Data Management page displays the number of Datasets, Storage Drivers, Feature Sets, and the total number of items available in all the datasets.

    Section 3: Storage Driver Actions

    Data Management page allows you to execute various tasks specific to your storage drivers. The following content provides the available actions for your storage drivers.

    • Create Storage Driver: Clicking on this allows you to create a storage driver as required.
    • Edit Storage Driver: Clicking on the Edit icon allows you to edit storage driver details including driver name, allow deleting items, etc.
    • Delete Storage Driver: Clicking on the Delete icon allows you to delete the selected storage driver.

    Learn more to manage storage drivers.

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