coherence 1.5 Makes 24H Cloud Storage Available for Your Games

Hello!

This is a short and sweet update. coherence 1.5 is out, and brings with it a new feature - limited cloud storage. The limit is 24 hours at the moment. There's a good chance that this feature might get developed into a full cloud storage solution without a time limit - let us know at devrel@coherence.io if that's something you're interested in!

Let's talk about the potential use cases. How useful is storage that has an expiration date? Turns out, it can be very useful. Data that has a short lifespan by design is called ephemeral data (the opposite of persistent data). It's used for temporarily storing information that later gets either moved to persistent files or deleted. In multiplayer gaming context, it could be used for storing anything with a short lifespan - procedurally generated maps, biomes, enemy locations, loot locations, lobby information, and much more. This type of data is relevant only during the ongoing game session and has no utility afterwards. Here's a short list of the benefits of ephemeral data:

Saves on storage costs
It is scalable and flexible, cloud storage can be easily expanded for the session, but shrunk when the need passes
Reduces security risks as it limits exposure time of potentially sensitive data

Best Practices for Cloud Storage

Here are some general tips to keep in mind when implementing cloud storage solutions:

Data Security: Always encrypt sensitive data before sending it to the cloud.
Data Validation: Validate data both on the client and server to prevent corruption or invalid data.
Error Handling: Implement robust error handling to manage network failures and other issues.
User Authentication: Use secure authentication methods to ensure that data is accessed by authorized users only.

To take advantage of this feature, start by heading to our Cloud services section. Don't forget to check out our Cloud Storage API documentation to get the best out of this feature, and feel free to peruse the full 1.5 Release Notes.

Get Started with Cloud Storage

PS - you can easily leave us feedback on our 1.5 release forum thread.