Filestore file service runs on Colossus
Today, enterprise storage must be as agile, elastic, and responsive as the workloads it supports. Filestore, Google Cloud’s first-party, secure, scalable NFS file service, can service a wide-range of enterprise use cases as well as cutting-edge AI and agentic workflows. Today, we’re sharing a major enhancement: Filestore now incorporates a cloud-native backend storage layer built directly on Colossus, Google’s foundational distributed storage system. Leveraging Colossus, Filestore can deliver even greater flexibility and scalability to support the most demanding modern workloads.
Colossus: A foundation of global scale
As a first-party service, Filestore is positioned to leverage the best of Google’s infrastructure-level innovation. By leveraging Colossus, Filestore now utilizes the same infrastructure DNA that powers Google’s biggest global services, including YouTube, Gmail, and Gemini. This platform-level upgrade enables superior scalability and operational efficiency compared to legacy VM-based architectures, providing a robust foundation for your data.
This also allows Filestore to...
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