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NVMe-Accelerated Storage for Databases on Kubernetes

From I/O bottleneck to blazing fast — in minutes.

Simplyblock delivers NVMe over TCP performance directly to your Kubernetes database workloads. Eliminate I/O bottlenecks, reduce storage costs by up to 75%, and unlock instant database cloning — all without changing your application code.

NVMe cloud-native elastic block storage architecture
10x I/O Performance Boost
75% Storage Cost Reduction
<200µs NVMe P99 Latency
5 min Time to Deploy

Why Kubernetes Databases Struggle with Storage

Running stateful databases on Kubernetes introduces unique storage challenges that traditional cloud block storage was never designed to solve.

I/O Bottlenecks Kill Query Performance

Standard cloud block storage introduces 1–5ms of latency per I/O operation. For transactional databases like PostgreSQL or MySQL, this compounds into query times that are 10x slower than necessary.

Over-Provisioning Wastes Cloud Budget

Teams routinely provision 3–4x more storage than they actually consume, just to meet peak IOPS demands. Thin provisioning and tiering are typically unavailable with plain EBS or Azure Disks.

Noisy Neighbor IOPS Contention

In shared Kubernetes clusters, one heavy database workload can consume all available storage IOPS, starving other tenants and causing SLA violations with no built-in remedy.

Slow, Inconsistent Backup Windows

Traditional database backups are slow, often inconsistent across multiple volumes, and consume significant I/O bandwidth — degrading production performance during every backup cycle.

How Simplyblock Transforms Database Storage

A modern NVMe-over-TCP storage layer purpose-built for cloud-native database workloads on Kubernetes.

Sub-Millisecond Latency via NVMe over TCP

Simplyblock routes I/O over your existing Ethernet network using the NVMe over TCP protocol — delivering dramatically lower latency than traditional cloud block storage, without requiring specialized hardware or InfiniBand fabric.

  • Sub-200µs P99 latency for both read and write operations
  • Up to 10x faster query execution for OLTP workloads
  • Consistent, predictable performance under sustained load
  • Compatible with any Kubernetes CSI-supported database
NVMe over TCP performance benchmark

Thin Provisioning & Intelligent Storage Tiering

Create logical volumes sized for your maximum requirements without pre-allocating physical storage. Simplyblock automatically tiers cold data blocks to Amazon S3 or Azure Blob — you pay only for what you actually use.

  • Allocate logical volumes larger than available physical storage
  • Automatic hot/warm/cold tiering to S3 — transparent to your database
  • Up to 75% reduction in cloud storage spend vs. EBS-only setups
  • Zero application changes required — works with existing StorageClasses
Simplyblock storage tiering architecture diagram

Instant Database Cloning & Crash-Consistent Snapshots

Copy-on-write technology enables instant, space-efficient snapshots and clones of any database volume. Spin up a full production clone for integration testing or database branching in seconds — not hours.

  • Near-instant clones via copy-on-write — no data duplication
  • Space-efficient: clones consume only the changed blocks
  • Crash-consistent cross-volume snapshots across all databases
  • Enable true database branching for every feature branch or PR
Database cloning and snapshot architecture

Everything Your Database Team Needs

Simplyblock delivers the performance, reliability, and cost efficiency that Kubernetes database deployments demand at any scale.

10x Faster I/O

NVMe over TCP delivers sub-millisecond latency, dramatically accelerating query throughput for PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, Cassandra, and more.

Linear Scale-Out

Add storage nodes without downtime. Capacity and IOPS scale linearly as your cluster grows, with automatic rebalancing across the pool.

Per-Volume QoS Controls

Define per-volume IOPS and throughput limits. Guarantee database SLAs and eliminate noisy-neighbor contention even in dense multi-tenant clusters.

Instant Snapshots & Clones

Copy-on-write snapshots complete in seconds. Consistent cross-volume backups eliminate data inconsistencies across related database services.

Built-In Erasure Coding

Configurable erasure coding delivers strong data redundancy without 3x replication overhead — achieve durability with only 1.2–1.5x storage overhead.

Kubernetes-Native CSI

Deploy via standard CSI driver. Full StorageClass support, dynamic provisioning, and native kubectl and Helm integration — zero custom tooling required.

Questions and Answers

What should teams know about NVMe-Accelerated Database Storage on Kubernetes with simplyblock?

Simplyblock provides Kubernetes-native block storage for NVMe-Accelerated Database Storage on Kubernetes, with predictable performance and simpler operations.

How does simplyblock improve performance and scaling for NVMe-Accelerated Database Storage on Kubernetes?

It uses a scale-out architecture and NVMe-over-TCP to deliver low-latency performance while scaling capacity and throughput as workloads grow.

What is the typical migration path for NVMe-Accelerated Database Storage on Kubernetes?

Most teams begin with a phased rollout, validate workload behavior, and then migrate stateful services with minimal disruption.

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