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High-Performance Storage for Databases

High IOPS data storage solution for Managed Database Providers and Operators.

Why simplyblock for managed database storage?

No matter if you are an MSP and CSP, offering managed database services, or a company operating your own database in Kubernetes, you require a high-IOPS, reliable and well-integrated block storage solution and benefit from our flexible, shared, high-performance block storage that integrates into your Kubernetes environment as if it was a match made in heaven — and also supports database optimization at scale.

We combine the baseline performance of best-in-class SAN systems with the flexibility and scalability of software-defined solutions. A single block storage cluster may serve multiple or many service customers in a multi-tenancy setup.

  • Cost-efficient: System costs up to 5x lower per TB and up to 50x lower per IOPS
  • Flexible: Expansion, resize and hardware replacement at any time without maintenance windows or operational impact
  • Scalable: Easily scalable within and across the rack. Linear performance (IOPS) growth with capacity increase.
  • Integrated: Available in Kubernetes as a StorageClass via the native container storage interface (CSI). Drop-in replacement for existing StorageClasses.

For PostgreSQL workloads running in Kubernetes, using a Kubernetes Postgres Operator can further enhance automation, scalability, and management.

Ultra low access latency and great scalability

Similarly to Ceph, simplyblock solution is based on commodity server hardware and TCP/IP but rather than proprietary SAN technology, it provides very low access latency, high IOPS/GB and CPU core, great scalability and flexibility.

For a detailed feature comparison, check out the Simplyblock vs Ceph breakdown to see how they differ in performance, scalability, and cost-efficiency.

ceph vs netapp

Accelerate your Kubernetes performance while saving costs

Benefit from the first highly secure and scalable K8s storage solution designed from scratch for hybrid clouds — built to support demanding workloads like scale-out AI storage.

  • Cost-efficient: 10x cheaper per TB of storage and per k-IOPS than conventional SAN storage
  • Hyper-scalable: Linear scalability through distributed cluster architecture: scales beyond 100,000,000 IOPS.
  • Automated: Add, remove or replace SSDs and storage nodes at any time – the cluster will always re-balance storage usage and load across all available resources  
  • Super-easy to switch: Switching between Amazon EBS Elastic Block Storage or S3 and simplyblock or back can be achieved in minutes
  • Designed for Hybrid-Cloud: Hybrid cloud storage solution with native integrations with AWS, OpenStack, OpenNebula or VMware.
  • Resilient against ransomware attacks: First block storage with zero RPO point-in-time recovery after ransomware attacks