OPTI-FLASH-NVME
High-performance NVMe for low-latency I/O.
Best for: Databases, production apps, logs, and I/O-heavy services
Your options and when to use them
OPTI-COLD-HDD
Lower-cost HDD capacity for cold storage.
Best for: Archives, backups, and data you rarely access
What you get
Root volume created automatically
Created automatically with each instance.
Independent lifecycle
Volumes have their own cost and status in the console.
Central view
Instance, volume, location, type, size, cost, and status in one table.
Grow with data
Add capacity without migrating to a larger instance first.
From config to live
Create a volume
Choose type and size in the console.
Attach to an instance
Bind to Cloud Compute: root or additional disks.
Pay per volume
Cost and status show per volume, separate from compute.
Short answers
Optidata Block Storage adds volumes to Cloud Compute instances in Miami (US1): OPTI-FLASH-NVME (NVMe) at $0.10 per GB-month for latency-sensitive data, and OPTI-COLD-HDD (NLSAS) at $0.03 per GB-month for archives and cold data. Each volume has its own cost and status in the console. Prices as of Oct 6, 2026, Miami (US1), USD.
Which disk should I choose?
OPTI-FLASH-NVME (NVMe, $0.10 per GB-month) for databases, production apps and I/O-heavy services; OPTI-COLD-HDD (NLSAS, $0.03 per GB-month) for archives, backups and data you rarely read. Prices as of Oct 6, 2026, Miami (US1), USD.