Red Hat Debuts Versatile Software-Defined Storage for Cloud-Native Applications in Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform
Latest version of Red Hat Container-Native Storage enables end-to-end
storage for all core OpenShift applications and infrastructure, with a
three-fold increase in persistent storage volumes per cluster
RALEIGH, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Red Hat, Inc. (NYSE: RHT), the world's leading provider of open source
solutions, today announced Red Hat Container-Native Storage 3.6, with
support for containerized applications and infrastructure in Red Hat
OpenShift Container Platform clusters. Red Hat Container-Native Storage
3.6 comes on the heels of Red
Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.6, the latest version of Red
Hat’s enterprise-grade Kubernetes container application platform,
announced in August.
Red Hat Container-Native Storage, built upon Red Hat Gluster Storage, is
integrated with Red
Hat OpenShift Container Platform and uniquely serves storage out of
containers. Red Hat Gluster Storage is enterprise-grade, durable, more
secure and well-suited for the hybrid cloud as it supports both
on-premise or public cloud deployments. These attributes make it ideally
suited to Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform deployments. Red Hat
Container-Native Storage can eliminate the need to have an independent
storage platform, enabling customers to achieve one integrated container
platform that can span the hybrid cloud with greater efficiency and cost
savings, a streamlined user experience, single control plane and a
single point of support.
Red Hat Container-Native Storage 3.6
The move to container-based applications can bring challenges to
existing traditional storage architectures, holding back the drive for
innovation and progress. Software-defined container-native storage
addresses the challenges with the ability to merge the storage services
with the container platform like any other container service and runs on
physical, virtual, public cloud and even on top of traditional storage
appliances. Existing traditional storage architectures do not always
offer this level of inherent scale and flexibility and, as a result, can
fall short of unlocking the full potential of container application
platforms like Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform.
With Red Hat Container-Native Storage 3.6, Red Hat demonstrates its
leadership as a provider of native storage for container platforms with
the following new features:
- Versatile storage platform for containers enabling customers to
manage, scale, and upgrade their storage needs using a single control
plane helping customers to achieve greater storage efficiency and cost
savings. Red Hat Container-Native Storage now offers support for file,
block, and object interfaces, enabling container applications
portability to the container platform without change. The addition of
block storage (via iSCSI) provides support for distributed databases
and other low-latency workloads like Elasticsearch, while the addition
of object storage (under Technology Preview) provides an embedded
object store within Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform for
cloud-native applications needing Amazon Simple Storage Service
(Amazon S3) like protocol support.
- Support for all core infrastructure elements of Red Hat OpenShift
Container Platform, including its registry, logging, and metrics.
Support for these core components enables storage administrators to
have Red Hat Container-Native Storage for infrastructure
out-of-the-box, without needing to use disparate storage systems for
different infrastructure aspects and have one integrated platform with
simplified management, procurement, and support.
- Three-fold increase in the number of applications and microservices
deployed on a single storage cluster.1 Increased
persistent volume density offers customers greater resource
utilization.
Test Drive Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform with Container-Native
Storage
Red Hat is also rolling out a new OpenShift Container Platform with
Container-Native Storage Test
Drive, enabling customers to simulate Red Hat OpenShift deployments
via the public cloud. This Test Drive aims to provide an inquiring
administrator with a full multi-node Red Hat OpenShift Container
Platform cluster, running in the cloud. Customers will be able to
explore lab exercises designed to expose them to different
administrative and operational tasks with both Red Hat OpenShift and Red
Hat Container-Native Storage.
Supporting Quotes
Ranga Rangachari, vice president and general manager, Storage, Red Hat
“As
enterprises deploy containers, many see a need for storage solutions
designed specifically for these types of systems. Red Hat
Container-Native Storage, optimized for multi/hybrid cloud deployments
with Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform, offers that. The addition of
support for a broad range of storage workloads, the support for the Red
Hat OpenShift Container Platform’s core infrastructure pieces, and
increased persistent volume density are key features to help customers
support present and future datacenters, and all further strengthen the
tight integration of Red Hat Container-Native Storage with Red Hat
OpenShift Container Platform.”
Henry Baltazar, Research vice president, 451 Research
“As
enterprises move over to hybrid cloud infrastructures and support on
premise and public cloud deployments, they need to ensure support for
containerized applications and infrastructure with a secure, integrated
storage platform. Next-generation workloads like microservices and
containers are going to demand more agility and scalability from storage
systems, which will have a direct impact on TCO. Red Hat
Container-Native Storage enables customers to move to a single
integrated container platform across their hybrid cloud infrastructure,
creating a versatile storage platform for containers while simplifying
management.”
Availability
Red Hat Container-Native Storage 3.6 is expected to be generally
available later this month.
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