I have no insight into why it’s being done in this instance, but object storage is typically used when you want to move away from storing things on your web server with “fixed” storage, and instead store it in an “infinitely” expandable storage system. It is also much easier to manage when you have multiple servers as it’s separate and shared.

One of the main issues with OSX is that docker sucks, it’s so slow even using the new fixes virtfs etc.

It may be better than a 6, but it’s terrible compared to a 5.