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Open vStorage delivers breakthrough software defined storage layer for OpenStack, VMware and Amazon S3
May 2013 by Marc Jacob
CloudFounder has launched to pilot customers its Open vStorage software, the first software defined storage layer to support OpenStack, VMware and Amazon S3.
Open vStorage is a significant innovation for the storage industry as the first VM centric storage architecture that combines the function of a SAN, high speed SSD caching, offsite replication, encryption and compression. Open vStorage software defined storage layer installs on x86 hardware or as a Virtual Storage Appliance (VSA) bringing storage intelligence into software that runs closer to compute with the ability to use multiple storage back ends.
Open vStorage works with a fast location based storage model close to the hypervisor by making use of a 2 tier deduped cache running on Flash or SSD to deliver high performance storage characteristics. In addition, the Scale-out architecture offers extended reliability by moving high availability into software with N+1 failover with optional erasure encoding to remove the dependency on dual hardware controllers or complex backup strategies.
Metten points to initial test results showing huge reductions in per VM storage costs while increasing IO by several times current levels as examples of the potential offered by Open vStorage.
CloudFounders has also produced a free to download whitepaper that explains the technical processes that underpin its software defined storage architecture delivered through Open vStorage.
