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Description
Enhance your data management, security, and storage methods with unrestricted access to select IBM SDS products and IBM Cloud® Object Storage. The IBM Storage Software Suite offers a cohesive interface that simplifies data oversight, while its cost-per-TB pricing model allows for straightforward capacity planning as your storage needs expand. Additionally, the software can be utilized in non-production test environments at no extra cost.
The clear per-TB pricing structure for the entire suite is based solely on the amount of storage capacity, independent of the storage type or usage, eliminating any licensing complications when switching between various storage forms or data types. Each product within the IBM Storage Software Suite features a uniform user interface that minimizes mistakes and decreases the necessity for extensive training. Moreover, all products are engineered for seamless collaboration, ensuring smooth integration and comprehensive worldwide support for the entire solution, thereby enhancing operational efficiency.
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
Integrations
Amazon S3
No
IBM Cloud
Yes
IBM Cloud Pak for Applications
Yes
IBM Cloud Pak for Business Automation
Yes
IBM Cloud Pak for Data
Yes
IBM Cloud Pak for Network Automation
Yes
Microsoft Hyper-V
No
OpenStack
No
Swift
No
VMware Cloud
No
Integrations
Amazon S3
Yes
IBM Cloud
No
IBM Cloud Pak for Applications
No
IBM Cloud Pak for Business Automation
No
IBM Cloud Pak for Data
No
IBM Cloud Pak for Network Automation
No
Microsoft Hyper-V
Yes
OpenStack
Yes
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
No
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
Yes
Live Rep (24/7)
Yes
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)
Yes
In Person
Yes
Types of Training
Training Docs
Yes
Webinars
Yes
Live Training (Online)
Yes
In Person
Yes
Vendor Details
Company Name
IBM
Founded
1911
Country
United States
Website
www.ibm.com/products/storage-software-suite
Vendor Details
Company Name
Sangfor
Founded
2000
Country
China
Website
www.sangfor.com/cloud-and-infrastructure/products/astor-enterprise-data-storage-solution