MinIO for S3-compatible Object Storage

I reviewed some storage technologies on Kubernetes but they are all for block and file storage. In this post, I will discuss the current available options for container workload to use object storage. I will also touch on MinIO as an object storage solution. Object storage Block and file system are more native to operating … Read moreMinIO for S3-compatible Object Storage

Kubernetes Storage on Azure 3 of 3 – Ceph by Rook

In the last two posts, I covered the native storage options on Azure Kubernetes Service, as well as Portworx as an example of a proprietary Software Defined Storage (SDS) solution. There are also a number of open-source alternative SDS solutions. Ceph has nearly a decade of history from prior to containerization, and is the most … Read moreKubernetes Storage on Azure 3 of 3 – Ceph by Rook

Kubernetes Storage on Azure 2 of 3 – Portworx

In the previous post, we have discussed built-in storage classes on Azure Kubernetes. Further to that, we will examine some third-party software defined storage (SDS) options that are compatible with Azure Kubernetes Service in this post. Then we take Portworx on Azure as an example. Although, these options are specific to Azure, most of the … Read moreKubernetes Storage on Azure 2 of 3 – Portworx

Intro to Ceph storage

Ceph is a unified, distributed storage system designed for excellent performance, reliability and scalability. In this post, I will introduce Ceph and explain how it stands out from traditional enterprise storage technology. Software defined storage In the realm of enterprise storage, I discussed PowerScale (Isilon) from Dell EMC, and touched on ONTAP by NetApp as … Read moreIntro to Ceph storage