Virtuozzo simplifies persistent data storage for Kubernetes clusters

#Hyperconverged infrastructure software provider @Virtuozzo Inc. has punted out a new #persistentstorage product for @Kubernetes, which is a popular orchestration tool that’s used to manage software application #containers. The move comes following this summer’s release of Virtuozzo Storage for @Docker, a #softwaredefinedstorage platform designed for managing Docker containers with persistent data in production. Persistent storage, sometimes called nonvolatile storage, relates to storage devices that retain data after the power is switched off. With regard to application containers, the term more generally refers to storage volumes or individual clusters that remain available and retain data after the life of individual containers. Being able to retain data after an application container has shut down is obviously desirable, but Virtuozzo Chief Executive Officer George Karidis said it’s not so easy to set up this kind of persistent storage in container deployments that span across multiple servers. That’s where the new Virtuozzo Storage for Kubernetes platform should prove to be helpful, as it provides customers with a simplified way to set up and manage these persistent storage volumes. Basically, Virtuozzo Storage for Kubernetes is a set of easy-to-use management tools built atop of the company’s flagship software-defined storage platform. With the new product, users can set up, monitor and manage their Kubernetes storage clusters and other services such as file and object storage more easily. In addition, the platform allows users to define storage classes and automatic snapshot policies to ensure everything is safely backed up. Virtuozzo Storage for Kubernetes can be run on any kind of commodity hardware, the company said. “With our latest Virtuozzo Storage for Kubernetes solution, we’re delivering a tightly integrated, production-ready solution for K8s that makes it very easy for any enterprise, small business or service provider to put containerized apps into production,” Karidis said. Virtuozzo said its new Kubernetes storage platform, and also its Virtuozzo Storage for Docker, are both being exhibited this week at the DockerCon EU ‘17 event taking place in Copenhagen.

https://siliconangle.com/blog/2017/10/16/virtuozzo-simplifies-persistent-data-storage-kubernetes-clusters/

Virtuozzo Storage Plug-In Receives Docker Certification, Now Available in the Docker Store

SEATTLE, June 27, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- #Virtuozzo, a #hyperconverged infrastructure software provider, today announced that its persistent storage plug-in has been accepted into the #Docker Certification Program, a framework for partners to integrate and certify their technology to the Docker Enterprise Edition commercial platform, and is now available online in the Docker Store. Virtuozzo first released its storage plug-in for Docker in 2016, and now provides persistent storage support for all Docker environments. With the Virtuozzo storage plug-in, Docker users can build a production-ready hyperconverged solution that combines persistent data storage and management with Docker container orchestration. The plug-in makes it fast and easy for users to integrate Virtuozzo's software-defined storage solution and Docker compute resources. The need for dedicated storage hardware is eliminated, providing users with a flexible, high performing storage solution that can easily grow with deployment size, capacity and demands, while automatically ensuring that storage is never a bottleneck in the container orchestration platform. The ephemeral nature of containers and the data within them presents a challenge for companies running applications, such as databases and logs. These applications must have a way to store persistent data in the most efficient and flexible way. In addition to Docker-certified compatibility and ease-of-use enabled by the new plug-in, Virtuozzo Storage enables Docker users to overcome these challenges with a proven, secure and high performance software-defined storage solution. Key benefits include: Combined storage and compute resources to leverage the same hardware – Virtuozzo Storage has very modest requirements for computing power and does not require or depend on dedicated or highly available hardware, utilizing regular HDD and SSD drives. This allows users to combine compute and storage to build a high performance hyperconverged infrastructure environment that can run Dockerized applications and store their persistent data in the most efficient way. Reliability and scalability – Virtuozzo Storage automatically builds and maintains the required levels of data redundancy with automatic load balancing, detecting failures and performing auto-recovery when required. The storage cluster adjusts to provide continuous data access for clients. There is no single point of failure in any component – data stored will continue to be available when a server that hosts pieces of data goes offline or fails. Both capacity and storage bandwidth scale out linearly with the growth of storage clusters to ensure the solution grows with demand. Balance capacity and performance with support for erasure coding and replicas – Virtuozzo Storage lowers TCO with RAID 6 erasure coding, which enables more efficient use of disk space minimizing overhead due to the redundancy required for data protection. Virtuozzo Storage also provides customers with flexibility to support more demanding workloads, including advanced cloud services and databases, delivering tens of thousands IOPs to those applications. Volume and S3 Object Storage in a Single Solution – Virtuozzo Storage supports both Volume and S3 storage. There is no need for users to evaluate, mix and integrate different solutions to support their Docker Enterprise Edition environments with Virtuozzo Storage, which enables easy deployment and management from the same solution. Simplified UI manages makes deployment and management simple - Easy to use web-based management interface enables centralized management and visibility across all types of storage in production. "Our storage plug-in for Docker makes it easier than ever to enable a persistent storage solution that has been optimized for container workloads," said George Karidis, CEO at Virtuozzo. "Together with Docker, we're helping customers drive greater adoption of containerized applications, while taking performance and efficiency to new levels with integrated containers and storage." To learn more about the Virtuozzo Storage plug-in, visit the Docker Store here. More information on Virtuozzo storage is available here. About Virtuozzo Virtuozzo is a hyperconverged infrastructure software provider with integrated container, hypervisor and storage solutions that power production-ready workloads with the lowest TCO for service providers and businesses. Virtuozzo was the first company to monetize container workloads and has 5 million virtual environments in production today. Virtuozzo is also an active contributor to many influential open source projects, including Linux kernel, OpenVZ, CRIU™, KVM, Docker, OpenStack, CNCF and OCI.

http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/virtuozzo-storage-plug-in-receives-docker-certification-now-available-in-the-docker-store-300480469.html

Virtuozzo debuts hyper-converged offering based on open source technology and optimized KVM

#Virtuozzo announced on Monday general availability of Virtuozzo 7. With this new version, the platform ushers in a new level of portability, reliability, and performance, especially for customers in large data center environments where vendor flexibility, as well as low latency, is critical. Virtuozzo 7 includes optimized #KVM with rebuilt hypervisor core on top of open-source KVM resulting in better density, performance and security; rebootless kernel updates with ReadyKernel with enterprise grade, 24×7 support. More than 200 enhancements, including backup and out-of-the-box high availability and advanced memory management that outperforms CentOS KVM by up to 33 percent. The platform also delivers additional #Docker support including new storage plugin.Virtuozzo Storage outperforms open source software-defined storage #Ceph by ten times or more, on identical hardware. Advanced #Windows support is also added to KVM allows customers to run Linux and Windows workloads with the same features and level of stability. Virtuozzo converges virtualization technology including system containers, hypervisor, and software-defined storage into one efficient platform. By supporting different types of scenarios, the platform gives the freedom to choose how and where users run their workloads to achieve the greatest density and performance within public or private data center.
http://wwpi.com/2016/07/25/virtuozzo-debuts-hyper-converged-offering-based-on-open-source-technology-and-optimized-kvm/