Tag: swift

Extending OpenStack Swift to Support Third Party Storage Systems

Since its inception, OpenStack Swift stores data using its own distributed storage implementation. A new feature, called storage policies, was added in Juno and enables other storage systems to extend Swift, but only through the object server. In this talk, we highlight current development which will enable third party storage systems to extend OpenStack Swift… Continue reading Extending OpenStack Swift to Support Third Party Storage Systems

Monitoring your OpenStack Swift cluster health

Monitoring your Swift cluster health OpenStack Swift is an object storage solution with a focus on availability, even if parts of the cluster are not accessible. There are a bunch of mechanisms inside Swift to protect stored data and ensure a high availability. However, this comes not for free. Swift itself assumes that there will… Continue reading Monitoring your OpenStack Swift cluster health

Vehera: Storage Made Easy: The Enterprise File Share & Sync Solution for OpenStack Swift

Storage Made Easy software appliance enables business to rapidly take advantage of OpenStack with support for a business ready Web File Manager, cloud drive integration into Mac, Windows, Linux Desktop’s, and also instant access to files via Android, BlackBerry, iPhone/iPad and Windows Phone mobile clients, with full audit, security controls, LDAP integration and deep content… Continue reading Vehera: Storage Made Easy: The Enterprise File Share & Sync Solution for OpenStack Swift

SwiftStack: Using Erasure Codes with OpenStack Swift using SwiftStack

With the release of OpenStack Kilo, Swift has introduced erasure codes as a new choice for data durability. In addition to replicas, storage administrators can choose the protection scheme that best meets the needs of their applications. Join SwiftStack’s Solutions and Applications Manager, Doug Soltesz and Sr. Systems Engineer, Rob Daly for a demonstration of… Continue reading SwiftStack: Using Erasure Codes with OpenStack Swift using SwiftStack

OpenStack Swift is Revolutionizing Production at DreamWorks

DreamWorks is rewriting their production animation workflow from file-based to object based with Swift their creative process, starting with how the animation application stores and retrieves data. As an integral part of the Production Asset Management workflow, the team is able to speed up the editorial and workflow process, changing the game in media and… Continue reading OpenStack Swift is Revolutionizing Production at DreamWorks

Addressing storage management challenges using open source SDS controller

Cost pressures, explosive data growth and cloud workloads are driving the need for fundamental shift in how storage resources are being managed in the private cloud. In this session we present open Software Defined Storage (SDS) controller framework augmenting the OpenStack storage services (i.e., Cinder, Manila, Swift) to address storage management challenges and demonstrate an… Continue reading Addressing storage management challenges using open source SDS controller