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Description

GlusterFS is an adaptable network filesystem designed for high-demand applications, including cloud storage solutions and media streaming. This software is both free and open source, making it compatible with readily available hardware. It functions as a scalable, distributed file system that merges storage resources from various servers into a unified global namespace. Organizations have the flexibility to expand their capacity, performance, and availability as needed without being tied to a specific vendor, whether they operate on-premises, in the public cloud, or in hybrid settings. Many organizations across diverse sectors such as media, healthcare, government, education, web 2.0, and financial services have adopted GlusterFS for their production environments. The system is capable of scaling to several petabytes and efficiently managing thousands of clients while ensuring POSIX compatibility. It operates on standard commodity hardware and supports any on-disk filesystem that allows extended attributes. Furthermore, GlusterFS can be accessed via widely-used protocols like NFS and SMB, and it offers essential features including replication, quotas, geo-replication, snapshots, bitrot detection, and much more, ensuring data integrity and availability. Its versatility and robust capabilities make it a preferred choice for organizations looking to optimize their data storage solutions.

Description

Sangfor aStor represents an innovative software-defined storage solution that consolidates block, file, and object storage into a cohesive, elastically scalable resource pool, utilizing a fully symmetrical distributed architecture to facilitate on-demand provisioning of high-performance and cost-effective storage tiers tailored to various service needs. It can be deployed as either an integrated hardware-software system or as standalone software, with the ability to scale from a minimal setup of three commodity x86 nodes to expansive cloud-scale clusters comprising thousands of nodes, allowing for EB-level capacity growth. The system's multi-node parallel processing and intelligent caching mechanisms—including RDMA, SSD hot-data caching, and layering—achieve exceptional throughput, IOPS, and performance with small I/O operations, significantly enhancing cache hit rates to 90% and improving small I/O processing by as much as 65%. Additionally, its distributed metadata management ensures the seamless handling of billions of files without any significant latency, making it a robust solution for modern storage challenges. Overall, Sangfor aStor stands out as a versatile and powerful option for organizations looking to optimize their storage infrastructure.

API Access

Has API No 

API Access

Has API No 

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Integrations

Amazon S3 No 
KubeSphere Yes 
Microsoft Hyper-V No 
Migrateq Yes 
OpenStack No 
Pavilion HyperOS Yes 
Swift No 
VMware Cloud No 

Integrations

Amazon S3 Yes 
KubeSphere No 
Microsoft Hyper-V Yes 
Migrateq No 
OpenStack Yes 
Pavilion HyperOS No 
Swift Yes 
VMware Cloud Yes 

Pricing Details

No price information available.
Free Trial No 
Free Version No 

Pricing Details

No price information available.
Free Trial No 
Free Version No 

Deployment

Web-Based Yes 
On-Premises Yes 
iPhone App No 
iPad App No 
Android App No 
Windows No 
Mac No 
Linux No 
Chromebook No 

Deployment

Web-Based Yes 
On-Premises No 
iPhone App No 
iPad App No 
Android App No 
Windows No 
Mac No 
Linux No 
Chromebook No 

Customer Support

Business Hours No 
Live Rep (24/7) No 
Online Support Yes 

Customer Support

Business Hours Yes 
Live Rep (24/7) No 
Online Support Yes 

Types of Training

Training Docs Yes 
Webinars Yes 
Live Training (Online) No 
In Person No 

Types of Training

Training Docs Yes 
Webinars Yes 
Live Training (Online) Yes 
In Person Yes 

Vendor Details

Company Name

Gluster

Founded

2005

Country

United States

Website

docs.gluster.org/en/latest/

Vendor Details

Company Name

Sangfor

Founded

2000

Country

China

Website

www.sangfor.com/cloud-and-infrastructure/products/astor-enterprise-data-storage-solution

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