Scaleway launches block storage

Cloud hosting company Scaleway is adding a new service today — block storage. Consumers will be able to purchase additional storage, attach that volume to a cloud instance and use it for a database, for instance.
Block storage works pretty much like plugging an external hard drive to your laptop. You get a ton of free space that you can use with your apps on your server. Compared to object storage, it is particularly useful if you need to constantly read and write data to a database,