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Ray StampsSr. Solutions ArchitectSoftNAS, Inc.
Mario BlandiniVP MarketingSwiftStack, Inc.
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Why SoftNAS Defined Storage is Great
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Freedom of Choice• Use servers you already buy• Mix or switch vendors anytime• Use what is needed, pay for what
is usedEven Better when Open• Leverages the powerful
community• No software or hardware
lock-in• Ease of use and Support from
vendors
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How Apps Interface with Unstructured Data
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Classic applications
Modern applications
File services Object APIs
Backup & Archive Media Workflows Research Data Sets Hybrid Cloud
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What it Looks Like
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End-userdesktops, devices
Applicationsand servers
Volumes
AFP iSCSI
Storage pools
CIFS NFSNFS
CIFS/SMB
iSCSI
AFP
Use existing
unchanged application
s…
Connect to Object storage
using standard NAS
protocols…
Through a VM hosted
instances…
Leveraging Object storage services for
flexible capacity.
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Commodity servers, drives, & networking
Globally distributed, scale-out storage software
File ServicesNFS SMB
Object APIsSwift S3
Classic Applications
Modern Applications
SwiftStack Controller
Amazon S3 API
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Enterprise NAS Features for Some Apps
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Deduplication Compression Scheduled Snapshots Snapshot Clones
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Putting the Solution Together On-Premises
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• SoftNAS on-premises• Virtual Appliance on
VMWare• CIFS, NFS, iSCSI, AFP
• SwiftStack on-premises– Standard x86 hardware– Standard HDDs– RedHat, CentOS, Ubuntu– Unified management
• SoftNAS can also be deployed as a virtual appliance in the public cloud
AFPiSCSICIFS NFS
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• Questions – How many different types of backend storage can I use? – Does these solutions need WAN acceleration to work well? – Does this mean CIFS and NFS can live forever?
• Takeaways – Software-defined provides freedom of choice for meeting
growing demands – Technologies exist that are easy to use and work with any
application interface – These technologies run on the same servers your organization
already buys
Questions & Key Takeaways
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Where to Go for More Information
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Ray StampsSr. Solutions ArchitectSoftNAS, Inc.
Mario BlandiniVP MarketingSwiftStack, Inc.