Mike Chen's Internet Architecture

Oct 12, 2026 · Industry Insights

Distributed File Storage Systems Compared: HDFS, Ceph, GlusterFS, FastDFS

This article compares four major distributed file storage systems—HDFS for big data batch processing, Ceph for unified cloud storage, GlusterFS for scalable file sharing, and FastDFS for high-throughput internet file serving—detailing their architectures, use cases, and suitability for different workloads.