Description

Container-native storage (CNS) has emerged as a new way to provide data storage services to containerised and specifically, Kubernetes-based applications.  CNS solutions integrate directly into a Kubernetes cluster and offer distributed storage with resiliency, performance and application-awareness.  This eBook reviews the top 6 container-native solutions on the market, three of which are Open Source and three commercial offerings.  It looks at essential features for each vendor and compares their strengths and weaknesses.  Each vendor is rated on a set of criteria developed by the Architecting IT team, following extensive hands-on and detailed documentation reviews.  Every product has been installed in the Architecting IT Lab and additionally performance evaluated.

Who Should Buy This Report

This report is focused at IT professionals, CTOs and CIOs looking to understand the benefits of using a container-native storage solution.  It provides actionable information on how to choose one product over another.  The report will help formulate decision making and strategy on product choices within the enterprise.

Table of Contents

1. Introduction
2. How to use this eBook
3. CNS Deep Dive
4. Architecting IT Trimetric™
5. Essential Criteria Analysis
6. Vendors and Solutions
7. The Architect’s View®
8. Additional Content and Reading

Vendors/Products Included in This Report

Longhorn, Ondat, OpenEBS, Portworx, RobinIO, Rook/Ceph.

• Pages: 21
• Words: 6,179
• Format: PDF
• Publication Date: July 2022
• Current Version: 1.0 (2022 edition)

Terms: Purchasers are entitled to any updates to the 2022 edition.  These will automatically be emailed to registered customers.