Hi team, we are planning to eliminate the intermediate step where the server sends the segment to the controller, and the controller pushes it to deepstore. Instead, the proposal is for the server to write directly to deepstore. Could someone help us understand the pros and cons of both approaches so that we can make a more informed decision?

This is already supported and recommended. Check docs

One more query, the entire segment(not just the raw data) gets written to the deepstore right?

Yes

Thanks!