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For workloads which require high bandwidth for sequential streaming data, it may be beneficial to use thick storage objects. Thick storage objects fully allocate the capacity before application use, and in a consistent manner, which can improve subsequent sequential access.
Note: that thick storage objects are not compatible with most features (Data Reduction, Snapshots, Thin Clones, Asynchronous Replication), so only use thick storage objects if these features will not be utilized.