Baidu Geek Talk

Nov 4, 2024 · Big Data

Why Object Storage Is Replacing HDFS for Modern Data Lakes: Baidu’s 2.0 Acceleration

Data lakes have evolved from HDFS to object storage, addressing resource inefficiency, scalability limits, and operational burdens; Baidu’s Data Lake Storage Acceleration 2.0 introduces hierarchical Namespace 2.0, a streaming storage engine, RapidFS caching, and a fully HDFS‑compatible BOS‑HDFS layer to boost performance and support massive AI workloads.