Storage that multiple servers or computers can access and modify simultaneously over the network, enabling collaboration and data consistency. Like a shared document that everyone in your team can edit at the same time. Cloud providers offer managed shared storage like AWS EFS, Azure Files, Google Filestore, and OCI File Storage that scales automatically and handles complex networking.
A media production company uses AWS EFS to store video files that multiple rendering servers process simultaneously. The shared storage automatically scales to handle their huge video files, and all servers see the same up-to-date files in real-time, eliminating the need to manually copy files between machines.