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Because communication to ObjectScale is through HTTP and HTTPS, the best practice is to keep in mind the traffic with the applications and how to mitigate traffic issues within your application.
Note: Object update frequency likely will be low because object storage platforms are not designed for transactional workloads but, ideally, for static content such as sensor data, images, and videos.
Recommendations for reducing traffic include: