Distributed storage isn't magic — it's a set of trade-offs. Here's how it actually works under the hood. Key Stats Metric Figure Orgs running distributed storage (mid-size+) ~68% Primary driver: HA/failure tolerance 74% Single-node disk failure recovery time 2–8 hours Teams that regretted distributing too early ~23% What Makes Storage "Distributed" Single-node: One process, one machine. If it dies → outage. Distrib...