Deep Dive into Enterprise IT
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
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
File storage (e.g. NFS) used to be prevalent until object storage comes in for competition. The competition Traditionally, enterprise storage product lines are built around three capabilities, as listed in this table below: Capability Typical Implementation Data served T1 – Block stroage DAS (e.g. SAS cable) or SAN (Fibre Cable for FCP protocol, or Ethernet … Read moreFile storage vs object storage in the cloud
In a narrow sense, cloud storage refers to object storage. In a broader sense, it refers to any storage service (block, file or object level) provided by cloud vendors, in a cloud business model. The underlying technology of storage, is the same be it in the cloud or on-premise. Block storage File storage object Interaction … Read moreCloud storage overview
NAS (network attached storage) NAS server is dedicated to file-serving. NAS device runs its own specialized operating system that is optimized for file I/O, integrated hardware and software component that meets specific file-service needs, and performs file I/O better than a general-purpose server. NAS device can serve more clients than general-purpose servers and provide the … Read moreStorage Nitty-Gritty 3 of 5 – NAS and Object Storage