Author: Rob Pankow
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Rob Pankow
Jul 21st, 2026 | 11 min read
CockroachDB on Kubernetes: Persistent Storage Architecture and High Availability
CockroachDB replicates data through per-range Raft consensus and stores it on disk with the Pebble LSM engine, so every write's commit latency and every node's recovery time are gated by the storage layer underneath. This guide covers persistent volume architecture for the CockroachDB Kubernetes Operator and Helm chart, range replication and rebalancing, and how disaggregated NVMe/TCP storage turns a full range up-replication into a volume reattachment.
Rob Pankow
Jul 20th, 2026 | 10 min read
AI Training Checkpoint and Model Registry Storage on Kubernetes
Training and fine-tuning jobs write large, bursty checkpoints that stall the GPU loop on the wrong storage backend, and most model registries are still ad hoc object-storage copies with no versioned rollback. Here is how disaggregated NVMe/TCP and CSI snapshots fix both.
Rob Pankow
Jul 17th, 2026 | 9 min read
SUSE Harvester Storage Architecture: Replacing Longhorn with Disaggregated NVMe/TCP
Harvester bundles Longhorn as its default storage engine, so every VM disk inherits Longhorn's per-volume replication overhead and full-replica rebuild time on node failure. This guide covers Harvester's storage architecture, what SUSE's new Certified Storage for Virtualization framework opens up, and how disaggregated NVMe/TCP changes the node-failure recovery model for VM workloads.
Rob Pankow
Jul 16th, 2026 | 11 min read
RabbitMQ on Kubernetes: Persistent Storage Architecture and High Availability
RabbitMQ's quorum queues replicate through a Raft log, and classic durable queues write to a per-node message store. Both paths depend on Kubernetes persistent storage in ways most CSI drivers were not designed around. This guide covers volume architecture for the RabbitMQ Cluster Operator, quorum queue replica recovery, and how disaggregated NVMe/TCP storage turns a full Raft snapshot resync into a volume reattachment.
Rob Pankow
Jul 15th, 2026 | 12 min read
Cassandra on Kubernetes: Persistent Storage Architecture and High Availability
Apache Cassandra's commit log and SSTable write path put specific demands on Kubernetes persistent storage. This guide covers volume architecture for cass-operator and K8ssandra, replication factor and consistency level design, and how disaggregated NVMe/TCP storage removes the full-stream rebuild penalty when a Cassandra node fails.
Rob Pankow
Jul 10th, 2026 | 10 min read
Kubernetes Multi-Tenant Storage Isolation: Per-Tenant NVMe/TCP After VMware Migration
Kubernetes namespace isolation controls CPU and memory but leaves storage unsolved. This guide covers how disaggregated NVMe/TCP delivers per-tenant QoS at the storage layer, the StorageClass design pattern, and the RBAC model that gives post-VMware teams the storage isolation they had in vSphere.
Rob Pankow
Jul 8th, 2026 | 12 min read
AI Inference Storage on Kubernetes: Why Model Weight Loading Needs NVMe/TCP
AI inference pods look stateless but behave like the most demanding stateful workloads in your cluster. Model weight loading, KV-cache persistence, and GPU-node locality pinning are storage problems. Here is why disaggregated NVMe/TCP solves them where hyperconverged storage cannot.
Rob Pankow
Jun 29th, 2026 | 11 min read
Day 2 Storage Operations After the VMware Exit: Snapshot, DR, and Observability on Disaggregated NVMe/TCP
The VMware migration plan covers what you are leaving. It rarely covers what you need to operate after the exit. vCenter handled snapshots, replication, and storage observability automatically. Kubernetes does not. This guide walks through how disaggregated NVMe/TCP delivers all three as native capabilities of the storage layer, without an overlay.
Rob Pankow
Jun 26th, 2026 | 11 min read
After the VMware Exit: Replacing Overlay Storage on Kubernetes with Disaggregated NVMe/TCP
Most VMware migration guides cover what you're leaving. Almost none address the storage decision on the other side. Teams that migrate to Kubernetes without rethinking storage end up rebuilding the same hyper-converged coupling problem they escaped — just in container form. This guide explains the overlay storage tax, why it replicates vSAN's failure modes, and how disaggregated NVMe/TCP breaks the pattern.
Rob Pankow
Jun 25th, 2026 | 11 min read
vSAN Exit Cost Economics: Broadcom Licensing vs. Disaggregated NVMe/TCP
Broadcom's post-acquisition pricing reset pushed vSAN licensing from a predictable line item to a per-core contract that scales with every server refresh. This guide models the real cost of VMware vSAN at 200 cores under VCF and VVF, compares it to commodity NVMe/TCP storage, and explains what the per-core number actually omits.
Rob Pankow
Jun 24th, 2026 | 13 min read
Kafka on Kubernetes: Persistent Storage Architecture and High Availability
Running Apache Kafka on Kubernetes couples broker pods to the nodes where their log data lives. This guide covers persistent volume architecture, StorageClass configuration for Strimzi and Confluent Operator, and how disaggregated NVMe/TCP storage removes broker pod pinning to enable zero-downtime rolling upgrades and true HA.
Rob Pankow
Jun 23rd, 2026 | 12 min read
OpenShift Virtualization Storage Architecture: Disaggregated NVMe for Live Migration and Multi-Tenancy
OpenShift Virtualization requires ReadWriteMany block storage for VM live migration and CSI-accessible persistent volumes for tenant Kubernetes clusters running as VMs. This guide covers the storage architecture options and how disaggregated NVMe/TCP meets both requirements without a proprietary array dependency.
Rob Pankow
Jun 22nd, 2026 | 11 min read
Redis on Kubernetes: Persistent Storage Architecture and High Availability
Running Redis on Kubernetes requires storage that handles AOF fsync writes, RDB snapshot I/O bursts, and per-replica PVC constraints. This guide covers persistent volume architecture, StorageClass configuration, and how disaggregated NVMe/TCP storage removes node-affinity pinning for Redis Sentinel and Redis Cluster deployments.
Rob Pankow
Jun 19th, 2026 | 9 min read
MongoDB on Kubernetes: Persistent Storage Architecture and High Availability
Running MongoDB on Kubernetes requires storage that handles WiredTiger's concurrent journal writes, oplog replication, and per-replica PVC constraints. This guide covers persistent volume architecture, StorageClass configuration, and how disaggregated NVMe/TCP storage removes node-affinity pinning for high availability MongoDB replica sets.
Rob Pankow
Jun 18th, 2026 | 9 min read
MySQL on Kubernetes: Persistent Storage Architecture and High Availability
Running MySQL on Kubernetes requires storage that handles InnoDB's small-block random writes, redo log fsync calls, and replica scheduling constraints. This guide covers persistent volume architecture, StorageClass configuration, and how disaggregated NVMe/TCP storage removes node-affinity pinning for high availability MySQL clusters.
Rob Pankow
Jun 16th, 2026 | 11 min read
Encrypting Kubernetes Persistent Volumes with Vault KMS
Application-level encryption and host-disk encryption both leave gaps in Kubernetes environments. Storage-layer encryption with Vault KMS encrypts NVMe/TCP persistent volumes at the storage system, meeting PCI DSS and SOC 2 requirements without any application changes.
Rob Pankow
Jun 16th, 2026 | 7 min read
Storage for Neoclouds: The Data Layer GPU Clouds Cannot Ignore
Neoclouds win or lose on GPU utilization, and idle GPUs are almost always a storage problem. Here is how simplyblock fits as the sovereign, cost-efficient, software-defined storage layer for GPU clouds.
Rob Pankow
Jun 16th, 2026 | 11 min read
Top 5 European Storage Solutions in 2026
The best European storage solutions for sovereign, self-hosted infrastructure in 2026, with an open-source focus: simplyblock, Longhorn, LINBIT, Ceph, and MooseFS, plus a clear way to choose.
Rob Pankow
Jun 15th, 2026 | 8 min read
Elasticsearch on Kubernetes: Persistent Storage Architecture for Production
Elasticsearch on Kubernetes demands careful storage design: hot-tier nodes need 10,000+ IOPS for indexing and merge, while warm and cold tiers have very different requirements. This guide covers how to size and configure persistent volumes for each data tier, and how disaggregated NVMe/TCP storage removes the local-disk scheduling constraint.
Rob Pankow
Jun 15th, 2026 | 9 min read
KubeVirt Persistent Storage: Architecture Guide for Production VM Workloads
KubeVirt VMs on Kubernetes are backed by PVCs, which means live migration and fault tolerance depend entirely on your storage model. This guide covers how disaggregated NVMe/TCP block storage removes the local-disk scheduling constraint and enables unrestricted VM live migration on Kubernetes.
Rob Pankow
Jun 14th, 2026 | 7 min read
The European Data Infrastructure Stack in 2026
A practical, layer-by-layer guide to building a sovereign European data infrastructure stack in 2026: compute, orchestration, storage, and data, with simplyblock as the storage foundation.
Rob Pankow
Jun 12th, 2026 | 9 min read
NVMe/TCP vs NVMe/RoCE for Kubernetes Storage: Choosing the Right Fabric
NVMe over Fabrics gives Kubernetes clusters low-latency block storage over the network. The transport you pick, TCP or RoCE, determines your latency floor, infrastructure cost, and operational complexity. Here is how to choose.
Rob Pankow
Jun 12th, 2026 | 9 min read
Why CSI Alone Isn't Enough for Stateful Kubernetes
The Container Storage Interface connects storage to pods one volume at a time. That 1:1 model is fine for small clusters and quietly breaks at scale. Here is why, and how a pooled NVMe fabric fixes it.
Rob Pankow
Jun 8th, 2026 | 11 min read
How to Choose Persistent Storage for Kubernetes: A Decision Framework
Choosing Kubernetes persistent storage is a multi-dimensional decision: performance, data protection, cost, operations, and compliance all point in different directions. This framework gives platform engineers a structured way to evaluate storage options against the workloads they actually run.
Rob Pankow
Jun 3rd, 2026 | 10 min read
NVMe Storage Cost Optimization in 2026: Erasure Coding, Thin Provisioning, and Compute Efficiency
NVMe drives deliver the performance Kubernetes stateful workloads need, but triple replication and thick provisioning multiply their cost fast. Here is a practical breakdown of erasure coding economics, thin provisioning, and how sub-millisecond latency reduces compute waste.
Rob Pankow
May 26th, 2026 | 9 min read
Storage Testing for Fintech and Healthcare: Why Generic QA Is Not Enough
Platform engineers at regulated companies face a version of the storage reliability question that goes beyond typical availability metrics. Generic QA tests that the system recovers. Regulated workloads require a more specific answer: that the system behaves correctly under the exact failure modes that correspond to specific regulatory obligations.
Rob Pankow
Apr 6th, 2026 | 4 min read
AI Workloads on OpenShift: Best Practices
Learn best practices for running AI workloads on OpenShift, from GPU utilization and data locality to storage performance, checkpoints, and private-cloud operations.
Rob Pankow
Apr 6th, 2026 | 4 min read
Databases on OpenShift: Best Practices
Learn best practices for running databases on OpenShift, including storage classes, topology, backup, branching, QoS, and platform ownership.
Rob Pankow
Apr 6th, 2026 | 4 min read
Unified Storage for Containers and Virtual Machines on OpenShift
Learn how to design unified OpenShift storage for containers and virtual machines without forcing VM workloads and Kubernetes-native applications into separate storage models.
Rob Pankow
Apr 3rd, 2026 | 6 min read
The 2026 OpenShift Data Stack
The 2026 OpenShift data stack is not just containers plus storage. It combines virtualization, Kubernetes-native block storage, and a better database workflow for private-cloud and VMware-exit programs.
Rob Pankow
Mar 29th, 2026 | 4 min read
How to Do Storage Disaster Recovery with OpenShift
A technical guide to designing storage disaster recovery on OpenShift, including RPO/RTO targets, replication patterns, failover runbooks, and recovery validation.
Rob Pankow
Mar 28th, 2026 | 8 min read
HCI Storage for OpenShift: Software-Defined Flexibility vs. Appliance Lock-In
Appliance-based HCI bundles compute, storage, and OpenShift into a single vendor stack — but the hardware lock-in and premium cost often outweigh the convenience. Software-defined HCI gives platform teams the same operational model on commodity NVMe hardware.
Rob Pankow
Mar 28th, 2026 | 8 min read
OpenShift Data Foundation Alternative: What to Evaluate Before Committing to ODF
ODF is the default Red Hat storage recommendation for OpenShift, but it inherits Ceph's operational complexity and performance tradeoffs. Here is what platform teams should evaluate before committing.
Rob Pankow
Mar 28th, 2026 | 8 min read
Replacing vSAN Storage When Moving to OpenShift or Kubernetes
Most VMware migration guides focus on the compute layer — but vSAN is the storage layer, and it does not migrate. Here is what platform teams need to plan when replacing vSAN as part of an OpenShift or Kubernetes transition.
Rob Pankow
Mar 27th, 2026 | 8 min read
Best Openshift HCI Storage Solutions 2026
The best OpenShift HCI storage solutions in 2026 depend on workload criticality, platform maturity, and operating model. Compare simplyblock, OpenShift Data Foundation, and Nutanix.
Rob Pankow
Mar 24th, 2026 | 9 min read
Volume Mobility Across Zones and Clusters for Stateful Kubernetes
Stateful Kubernetes reliability depends on volume mobility strategy across zones and clusters, including failover design, restore pathways, and operational controls.
Rob Pankow
Mar 20th, 2026 | 8 min read
Private Cloud Storage for Proxmox and Kubernetes
A unified storage foundation for Proxmox and Kubernetes helps enterprise teams modernize private cloud estates without splitting operations across VM and container silos.
Rob Pankow
Mar 18th, 2026 | 9 min read
Ransomware Recovery for Kubernetes Storage
Ransomware recovery in Kubernetes depends on immutable restore points, clean recovery workflows, and storage architecture that limits blast radius under pressure.
Rob Pankow
Mar 16th, 2026 | 9 min read
Backup and Restore for KubeVirt and VM Workloads on Kubernetes
Platform teams running containers and VMs together need unified backup and restore workflows that protect both workload types on one storage foundation. This post walks through the tooling, consistency challenges, and RPO/RTO design that make it work.
Rob Pankow
Mar 16th, 2026 | 6 min read
Best VMware Alternatives 2026
The best VMware alternatives in 2026 depend on migration goals, operating model, and workload profile. Compare an OpenShift-native stack with simplyblock, Nutanix AHV, and Proxmox VE.
Rob Pankow
Mar 12th, 2026 | 5 min read
How to make Storage Agentic Ready?
Making storage agentic ready in 2026 means designing for low-latency context retrieval, concurrent state updates, and operational resilience under autonomous multi-step workloads.
Rob Pankow
Mar 12th, 2026 | 8 min read
How to Design a Kubernetes StorageClass for PostgreSQL Performance
Most PostgreSQL issues blamed on Kubernetes are really storage-class mistakes. Here is how to set replication, topology, and expansion for predictable performance.
Rob Pankow
Mar 10th, 2026 | 10 min read
Application-Consistent Backups for PostgreSQL on Kubernetes
Reliable PostgreSQL recovery on Kubernetes requires more than storage snapshots. Teams need clear consistency strategy across snapshots, WAL, and restore workflows. This post covers the full model — from checkpoint semantics to PITR and operator integration.
Rob Pankow
Mar 7th, 2026 | 6 min read
Best Database Storage 2026
The best database storage in 2026 depends on latency consistency, operational model, and scaling trajectory. Compare Simplyblock, Amazon EBS io2 Block Express, and Ceph.
Rob Pankow
Mar 6th, 2026 | 6 min read
Best Postgres Storage in 2026
The best Postgres storage in 2026 depends on latency targets, operational model, and scaling plans. Compare Simplyblock, Amazon EBS io2 Block Express, and Ceph.
Rob Pankow
Mar 5th, 2026 | 4 min read
Simplyblock vs vSAN
Compare Simplyblock vs vSAN for modern stateful infrastructure: architecture, performance, operations, and migration fit for Kubernetes and OpenShift programs.
Rob Pankow
Mar 1st, 2026 | 6 min read
Best Rancher Storage 2026
The best Rancher storage choice in 2026 depends on workload profile and operational capacity. Compare simplyblock, OpenEBS, and Ceph with practical tradeoffs.
Rob Pankow
Feb 27th, 2026 | 8 min read
Best Kubernetes Storage 2026
The best Kubernetes storage in 2026 depends on workload profile, operations model, and performance targets. Compare simplyblock, OpenEBS, and Ceph with practical tradeoffs.
Rob Pankow
Feb 19th, 2026 | 5 min read
Simplyblock vs. OpenShift Data Foundation: A Technical Storage Comparison
A technical comparison of simplyblock and OpenShift Data Foundation for OpenShift teams choosing between NVMe-native block storage and Ceph-based integrated storage.
Rob Pankow
Jan 12th, 2026 | 11 min read
DPUs for Storage: What They Are, and Why They Matter
Data centers changed faster than most storage stacks. NVMe SSDs became standard. Ethernet became faster and cheaper. Kubernetes became the default platform for new infrastructure. At the same time,…
Rob Pankow
Dec 12th, 2025 | 8 min read
Kubernetes Storage: Disaggregated or Hyper-converged?
Modern cloud-native environments demand more from storage than ever before. As Kubernetes becomes the dominant platform for deploying applications at scale, teams are confronted with a critical…
Rob Pankow
Dec 10th, 2025 | 10 min read
NVMe/TCP vs NVMe/RoCE: Which Protocol For High-Performance Storage?
As modern workloads become faster, smarter, and more distributed, the infrastructure behind them must keep up. Enterprise applications, especially those driven by AI, analytics, and cloud-native…
Rob Pankow
Apr 15th, 2025 | 6 min read
Cloud Exit Is Real —Why Cloud Economics Break Down at Scale
When I wrote “Why Companies Are Ditching the Cloud: The Rise of Cloud Repatriation” last year, the idea of moving workloads off the public cloud still felt somewhat radical in mainstream…
Rob Pankow
Feb 26th, 2025 | 5 min read
Top 5 Open Source Software-Defined Storage (SDS) Tools for Enterprises
📅 Updated for 2025 Read Time: 6 min Enterprises today generate and manage petabytes of data, with storage demands growing exponentially. Traditional hardware-based storage solutions lack…
Rob Pankow
Feb 20th, 2025 | 11 min read
Alternative to SAN - Why Software-Defined Storage Wins in the Long Run
NetApp has been a dominant player in the enterprise storage market for over two decades, offering feature-rich SAN and NAS solutions but it's time for an alternative. The landscape of enterprise…
Rob Pankow
Feb 20th, 2025 | 9 min read
Alternative to SAN - Why Software-Defined Storage Wins in the Long Run
SAN systems have been dominant in the enterprise storage market for over two decades. The landscape of enterprise storage is changing. Enterprises are no longer just evaluating storage solutions…
Rob Pankow
Feb 4th, 2025 | 9 min read
How To Reduce Your Cloud Storage Carbon Footprint
Discover practical strategies for data center carbon footprint reduction and storage optimization in the cloud infrastructure.
Rob Pankow
Jan 28th, 2025 | 7 min read
Bare-Metal Kubernetes - Power of Direct Hardware Access
As of 2025, over 90% of enterprises have adopted Kubernetes. The technology has matured, and the ecosystem around containerization technologies is richer than ever. More platform teams are realizing…
Rob Pankow
Jan 21st, 2025 | 9 min read
Database Performance: Impact of Storage Limitations
TLDR: Storage and storage limitations have a fundamental impact on database performance, with access latency creating a hard physical limitation on IOPS, queries per second (QPS), and transactions…
Rob Pankow
Dec 23rd, 2024 | 10 min read
Kubernetes Storage 201: Concepts and Practical Examples
Kubernetes storage is a sophisticated ecosystem designed to address the complex data management needs of containerized applications. At its core, Kubernetes storage provides a flexible mechanism to…
Rob Pankow
Oct 17th, 2024 | 12 min read
NVMe Storage for Database Optimization: Lessons from Tech Giants
Leveraging NVMe-based storage for databases brings whole new set of capabilities and performance optimization opportunities. In this blog we explore how can you adopt NVMe storage for your database workloads with case studies from tech giants such as Pinterest or Discord.
Rob Pankow
Oct 3rd, 2024 | 4 min read
Local NVMe Storage on AWS - Pros and Cons
The debate over the optimal storage solution has been ongoing. Local instance storage on AWS (i.e. ephemeral NVMe disk attached to EC2 instance) brings remarkable cost-performance ratios. It offers…
Rob Pankow
Sep 12th, 2024 | 7 min read
AWS Migration - How to Migrate into the Cloud? Data Storage Perspective
Migrating to the cloud can be daunting, but it becomes a manageable and rewarding process with the right approach and understanding of the storage perspective. Amazon Web Services (AWS) offers a…
Rob Pankow
Sep 12th, 2024 | 14 min read
RDS vs. EKS: The True Cost of Database Management
Databases can make up a significant portion of the costs for a variety of businesses and enterprises, and in particular for SaaS, Fintech, or E-commerce & Retail verticals. Choosing the right…
Rob Pankow
Sep 12th, 2024 | 6 min read
What is the AWS Workload Migration Program and how simplyblock can help you with cloud migration?
The AWS Workload Migration Program is a comprehensive framework designed to help organizations migrate their workloads to the AWS cloud efficiently and effectively. It encompasses a range of tools,…
Rob Pankow
Sep 6th, 2024 | 7 min read
Amazon EKS vs. ECS: Understanding the Differences and Choosing the Right Service
When it comes to container orchestration on AWS, two primary services come to mind: Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service (EKS) and Amazon Elastic Container Service (ECS) . Both offer robust solutions…
Rob Pankow
Aug 26th, 2024 | 7 min read
Avoiding Storage Lock-in - Block Storage Migration with Simplyblock
Storage and particularly block storage is generally easy to migrate. It doesn’t create vendor lock-in, which is very different from most database systems. Therefore, it’s worth to briefly line out…
Rob Pankow
Aug 11th, 2024 | 11 min read
AWS Storage Optimization: Best Practices for Cost and Performance
Managing storage costs in AWS environments has become increasingly critical as organizations scale their cloud infrastructure. With storage often representing 20-30% of cloud spending, AWS storage…
Rob Pankow
Aug 6th, 2024 | 9 min read
What is AWS Marketplace?
Overview of AWS Marketplace AWS Marketplace is a digital catalog that allows customers to find, buy, and deploy software and services that run on Amazon Web Services (AWS) . It's designed to simplify…
Rob Pankow
Jul 23rd, 2024 | 6 min read
Rockset alternatives - migrate with simplyblock
On June 21, 2024, Rockset announced its acquisition by OpenAI , setting off a countdown for many organizations using their database. If you're a Rockset user, you're now facing a critical deadline:…
Rob Pankow
Jul 22nd, 2024 | 8 min read
What is the AWS Savings Plan? Guide to AWS Discount Programs
As cloud computing continues to transform how businesses operate, Amazon Web Services (AWS) remains the largest cloud provider globally, offering scalable and cost-effective solutions for…
Rob Pankow
Jun 28th, 2024 | 10 min read
How to reduce AWS cloud costs with AWS marketplace products?
The AWS Marketplace is a comprehensive catalog consisting of thousands of offerings that help organizations find, purchase, deploy and manage third-party software and services to optimize their cloud…
Rob Pankow
Jun 18th, 2024 | 11 min read
What are AWS Credits and how to get them?
AWS Credits are cash credits provided by Amazon Web Services (AWS) to help offset the costs of using AWS cloud services. These credits can be applied to a wide range of AWS services, such as compute,…
Rob Pankow
Jun 13th, 2024 | 7 min read
How to benefit from AWS Enterprise Discount Program (EDP)
The AWS Enterprise Discount Program (EDP) is a discount initiative designed for organizations spending at least $1M per year on AWS cloud services and committed to extensive and long-term usage of…
Rob Pankow
Jun 5th, 2024 | 7 min read
Simplyblock vs Ceph - Choosing Modern Storage
When evaluating software-defined storage, Simplyblock and Ceph stand out as two major contenders. While Ceph has long been a default choice for many cloud and enterprise environments, its…
Rob Pankow
Apr 30th, 2024 | 11 min read
AI Storage: How To Build Scalable Data Infrastructures for AI workloads?
AI workloads bring new requirements to your AI storage infrastructure, marking a significant change compared to the “ML era” of Big Data storage. The average scale of an AI dataset is multiple times…
Rob Pankow
Apr 17th, 2024 | 7 min read
Block Storage Volume Pooling for the Cloud-Age
If you have services running in the AWS, you’ll eventually need block storage to store data. Services like Amazon EBS (Elastic Block Storage) provide block storage to be used in your EC2 instances,…
Rob Pankow
Mar 13th, 2024 | 7 min read
The Next-Gen of Storage Virtualization for Modern Cloud Computing
Storage virtualization, as a concept, has been around for about 60 years now. However, it became more prominent and practical with the advancement of computing technologies in the late 1990s and…
Rob Pankow
Apr 5th, 2023 | 3 min read
Simplyblock for AWS - Performance Test
Simplyblock's NVMe-oF storage on AWS delivers >128 Gbit/s throughput, 3 GiB/s per GPU, and sub-100µs latency — validated in MLPerf Storage v2.0 and ClickBench benchmarks.
Rob Pankow
Apr 5th, 2023 | 2 min read
Simplyblock for AWS (demo videos)
We have recently conducted a demo showcasing capabilities of simplyblock's high-perfromance block storage on the AWS platform. The demo offers a glimpse into the seamless integration, exceptional…
Rob Pankow
Apr 5th, 2023 | 2 min read
Simplyblock for AWS - Whitepaper
Simplyblock has recognized the limitations of conventional cloud storage services, specifically AWS Elastic Block Storage (EBS) , and has introduced a groundbreaking alternative. This whitepaper…
Rob Pankow
Feb 27th, 2023 | 4 min read
Reducing cloud costs by 30%: a case study on relational databases with hybrid cloud
The benefits of a hybrid cloud operating model are obvious: take the best of both worlds . Flexibility, fast time-to-market, cost-effective high availability and a huge variety of great platform…