# Distributed Storage **Concept class:** Data-storage architecture ## Definition **Distributed storage** spreads data, replicas, erasure-coded fragments, indexes, or retrieval responsibilities across multiple machines or operators. Distribution can improve availability and fault tolerance, but does not by itself establish decentralization, confidentiality, durability, censorship resistance, or user control. ## Relationships - **ION implementation claim:** [[wiki/Ice Open Network|Ice Open Network]] describes ION Connect and ION Vault as decentralized storage and data-management layers. - **technical routes:** replication, erasure coding, encryption, content addressing, consensus, access control, and recovery. - **disambiguation route:** [[wiki/ICE|ICE disambiguation]]. ## Sources / Provenance - [ION Docs — Data Privacy and Ownership](https://ice.io/docs/core-concepts/data-privacy-and-ownership) - [ION Docs — Core Concepts](https://ice.io/docs/core-concepts/overview)