# Storage for Kubernetes

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## **Seven Reasons Why Cloudian is the Ideal Storage for Kubernetes**

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### How Cloudian Private Cloud Storage Meets the Needs of Modern Applications

**Why Kubernetes Demands a New Approach**

Containers introduce new challenges for storage. Because containers were designed for the cloud, they are made to be transient and ephemeral. As a result, they break many of the rules associated with traditional storage access.

To overcome these limitations, some container storage solutions manage storage access with a middleware layer between the applications and traditional SAN/NAS storage. But this added layer has a cost, either in the form of added complexity or limited scalability.

A simpler solution would be to provide cloud-like storage access, similar to what a Kubernetes application would see in the public cloud. In other words, to have storage in your data center that acts like storage in the cloud.

**Cloud-Native Storage for Your Data Center**

Cloudian is cloud-native S3-compatible storage. It runs in your data center and uses the S3 API plus other cloud-technology elements to provide cloud-like data access. From the application point of view, it is cloud storage.

Cloudian now makes it easy to use private cloud storage with your Kubernetes applications. Cloudian’s Kubernetes S3 Operator is a lightweight plugin that allows applications to dynamically or statically provision object storage. The result is self-service storage access in a cloud-like infrastructure.[/vc_column_text]

[Download Solution Brief](https://data.cloudian.com/l/677273/2020-08-20/9ttnm/677273/83630/Seven_Reasons_Why_Cloudian_for_Kubernetes_0820.pdf)[vc_column_text]#### ***Here are seven reasons why Cloudian is the ideal storage environment for your Kubernetes applications:***

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### OVERVIEW

**Solution In Brief**

Native S3 API storage in your data center, plus a lightweight Operator for connectivity. Cloud-like storage access for Kubernetes applications.

**Solution Elements**

- Cloudian HyperStore S3-compatible storage (either software-defined-storage or appliances)
- Cloudian Kubernetes S3 Operator

**Benefits**

- Self-service: Quickly provision storage using a lightweight operator
- Portable: S3-API driven on native S3 API platform; no gateways or translation layer
- Multi-tenant: Isolated namespaces for developer and production workloads
- Scalable: Modular scalability to an exabyte
- Secure: Verified, with certifications; WORM capability to protect data from ransomware
- Lowest TCO: 60% or more TCO savings vs other traditional storage or public cloud storage

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### **1. S3 API for Application Portability**

[Designed from the ground up as a native-S3 API platform,](https://www-cloudian-com-staging.go-vip.net/lp/kubernetes-esg/)Cloudian offers the industry’s most complete S3 API compatibility. This eliminates lock-in and enhances application portability. The Cloudian S3 Operator gives developers self-serve access to storage using the standard Kubernetes Persistent Volume (PV) and Persistent Volume Claim (PVC) methodology to provision assets.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”5/12″][vc_column_text][![Storage for Kubernetes that is S3 compatible](https://www-cloudian-com-staging.go-vip.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/kubernetes-s3-api-diagram-2-3.svg)](https://www-cloudian-com-staging.go-vip.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/kubernetes-s3-api-diagram-2-1.svg)[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row equal_height=”yes” content_placement=”middle” disable_element=”yes”][vc_column width=”5/12″][vc_column_text]![multi-tenancy makes containers storage easy to deploy on a private cloud](https://www-cloudian-com-staging.go-vip.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/kubernetes-multi-tenancy-1-1.svg)[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”7/12″ css=”.vc_custom_1598387612715{padding-top: 40px !important;}”][vc_column_text]

### **2. Multi-tenancy for Shared Storage**

[Share your private cloud among multiple use cases and operating environments.](https://www-cloudian-com-staging.go-vip.net/lp/data-protection-for-kubernetes/)Cloudian’s secure multi-tenancy lets you create separate namespaces and self-serve management environments for development and production users. Each tenant’s environment is isolated, with data invisible to other tenants. Performance can be managed, too, with integrated quality of service (QoS) controls.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row full_width=”stretch_row” equal_height=”yes” content_placement=”middle” disable_element=”yes” css=”.vc_custom_1648230735711{padding-bottom: 15px !important;background-color: #f2f5f8 !important;}”][vc_column width=”7/12″][vc_column_text]

### **3. Hybrid Cloud-Enabled**

[Bring your on-prem and cloud worlds together](https://www-cloudian-com-staging.go-vip.net/lp/data-protection-for-kubernetes/)with hybrid-cloud configurations. Replicate or migrate data to AWS, GCP, or Azure using Cloudian’s integrated public cloud data management tools. Data moved to the cloud is directly accessible to cloud-based applications because it is always stored in the cloud’s native format. No Cloudian intervention is required to access that data. Manage data among clouds, too. Make data accessible wherever it is needed — whether on-prem or in AWS, GCP, or Azure — without the complexity of a separate management layer.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/3″][vc_column_text]![kubernetes hybrid cloud](https://www-cloudian-com-staging.go-vip.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/kubernetes-hybrid-cloud-enabled-2.svg)[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/12″][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row equal_height=”yes” content_placement=”middle” disable_element=”yes” css=”.vc_custom_1648230741861{padding-bottom: 15px !important;}”][vc_column width=”5/12″][vc_column_text]![kubernetes geo distribution](https://www-cloudian-com-staging.go-vip.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/kubernetes-diagram-4a-3-1.svg)

*A single storage cluster can span multiple locations.*  
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### **4. Span the Globe with Geo-Distribution**

To keep performance up and latency down, applications require access to local storage. If you need to manage that storage and data across multiple sites, you know this can be a challenge. Cloudian solves this problem with a distributed architecture that lets you put data anywhere you need it.[From a single screen,](https://www-cloudian-com-staging.go-vip.net/products/hyperiq/)manage the integrated replication and striping tools to put data near the applications.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row full_width=”stretch_row” disable_element=”yes” css=”.vc_custom_1648230748960{padding-bottom: 25px !important;background-color: #f2f5f8 !important;}”][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text]

### **5. Hardened and Production-Ready Storage**

- Award-winning cloud-native (S3) object and file storage
- Over an exabyte of data under management
- Over 1,000,000 users

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- Modular, peer-to-peer clustered architecture
- Trusted by the world’s largest enterprises, government agencies, and service providers
- Deployments ranging in size from a single site to dozens of sites operating as a private cloud

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### **6. Verified Security and Data Immutability**

[![compliance certification](https://www-cloudian-com-staging.go-vip.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/unnamed.png)](https://www-cloudian-com-staging.go-vip.net//lp/cloudian-sec17a-4-assessment-report/)For data types that have strict security or compliance requirements, Cloudian offers the broadest array of security certifications in object storage. In addition to FIPS and Common Criteria certifications, Cloudian is certified compliant with SEC Rule 17a-4(f), FINRA Rule 4511(c), and CFTC 17 CFR § 1.31(c)- (d). And Cloudian offers S3 API-controlled data immutability (WORM), certified to meet regulatory requirements for non-rewritable media.[/vc_column_text]

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[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”7/12″ css=”.vc_custom_1598460064110{padding-top: 60px !important;}”][vc_column_text][Cloudian has the lowest TCO of any enterprise storage type,](https://www-cloudian-com-staging.go-vip.net/lp/object-storage-saves-costs/)saving you 60% or more vs. traditional SAN/NAS or public cloud storage. Built on industry-standard servers with efficient, highly-dense packaging, Cloudian saves on space and power. And with modular scalability, it is far easier to manage at scale than other storage types. Choose from either appliances or software-defined-storage to support your preferred deployment type.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row disable_element=”yes” css=”.vc_custom_1648230768647{padding-bottom: 30px !important;}”][vc_column width=”2/3″][vc_column_text]

### **![hyperiq dashboard](https://www-cloudian-com-staging.go-vip.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/dashboard-in-monitor-1.png)**

### **Try Cloudian free in your data center for 45 days, and see how easy it is to build your own private cloud.**

Download the full-featured free trial of Cloudian® software and install it on any commodity hardware to build and test a public, private, or hybrid cloud solution.

**Free Trial includes:**

- HyperStore – Enterprise Object Storage
- HyperIQ – Observability and Analytics

Put the power of S3-compatible storage technology to work in your data center. And experience the simplicity of next-generation observability and analytics.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/3″][vc_column_text]

### **Get Started Free!**

**Compatible with hundreds of S3-enabled applications.**

**System Requirements**• Physical hardware or virtual machine  
• 16GB RAM  
• 1 Gigabit network interface[/vc_column_text]

[Free Trial](/free-trial/)[/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1598482090649{padding-top: 20px !important;padding-bottom: 25px !important;}”][vc_column width=”7/12″][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1633136381921{margin-bottom: -1px !important;}”]![openshift diagram](https://www-cloudian-com-staging.go-vip.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Openshift-diagram-816x1024.jpg)[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”5/12″][vc_column_text]### Cloudian Storage for Red Hat OpenShift

##### **S3-compatible persistent storage for containerized applications on-premises**

Containerized applications require storage that’s agile and cloud-native. Traditional enterprise storage systems are difficult to provision and manage and cannot deliver the cost-effective scalability required. At the same time, purpose-built container storage offerings are agile, but lack the scalability, security, and durability that cloud-native production environments demand.

**Cloudian on-prem S3 storage for Red Hat OpenShift**provides an easy way to access enterprise-ready, exabyte-scalable Cloudian storage from your OpenShift containers-based applications.

Built natively on the S3 API, Cloudian lets you dynamically or statically provision object storage using S3 APIs or replicate or migrate data directly to AWS, GCP, or Azure. You get cloud-like storage access in your own data center, delivering better performance and availability at up to 70% lower total cost than public cloud.[/vc_column_text]

[Get Solution Brief](https://data.cloudian.com/l/677273/2021-10-01/sxbms/677273/1633122011LQMwqfZh/599_Cloudian_HyperStore_for_Red_Hat_OpenShift_Solutions_Brief.pdf)[/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row full_width=”stretch_row” css=”.vc_custom_1633031152835{background-color: #f2f5f8 !important;}”][vc_column width=”7/12″][vc_column_text]### Cloudian Storage for VMware Cloud Foundation with Tanzu

##### **Enterprise-ready on-premises S3 storage for modern and traditional applications**

Cloudian provides containerized, native S3-compatible object storage for**[VMware Cloud Foundation with Tanzu](https://data.cloudian.com/l/677273/2021-05-03/q5sq4/677273/1620076647qoslz6Vn/Cloudian_VMwarevSAN_SimplifyDataProtection_Solution_Brief_2.pdf)**, allowing customers to deploy Cloudian HyperStore on VMware vSphere cluster and leverage underlying vSAN disks for storage of object data. With this fully-integrated joint solution, IT operators can modernize their storage infrastructure to meet the requirements of any application—containerized or traditional—on a unified storage platform, at scale, on-prem, and in the cloud, at significantly less cost than public cloud.[/vc_column_text]

[Get Solution Brief](https://data.cloudian.com/l/677273/2021-05-03/q5sq4/677273/1620076647qoslz6Vn/Cloudian_VMwarevSAN_SimplifyDataProtection_Solution_Brief_2.pdf)[/vc_column][vc_column width=”5/12″][vc_column_text][/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row full_width=”stretch_row” css=”.vc_custom_1633030081860{padding-bottom: 15px !important;}”][vc_column width=”7/12″ css=”.vc_custom_1598387559350{padding-top: 105px !important;}”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1633046795290{margin-bottom: 10px !important;}”][![esg logo](https://www-cloudian-com-staging.go-vip.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/ESG-logo-768x549-1.png?cld_params=w_190,h_114)](https://www-cloudian-com-staging.go-vip.net/lp/kubernetes-esg/)[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1633047039474{margin-top: 30px !important;}”]##### *“You don’t need to recreate a cloud-like experience by cobbling a Kubernetes translation layer onto traditional storage. Instead, use storage, like Cloudian, that was designed to deliver a cloud experience from the start.”*

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[Download Analyst Report](https://www-cloudian-com-staging.go-vip.net/lp/kubernetes-esg/)[/vc_column][vc_column width=”5/12″][vc_column_text]ANALYST REPORT### How Private Cloud Overcomes the Top 5 Kubernetes Storage Challenges

Kubernetes offers a highly-dynamic environment for modern applications. But it presents new challenges in deploying and managing persistent storage. Read this paper to gain insight into the obstacles, and learn why S3-compatible private cloud storage offers real solutions.

Download this ESG paper to learn about:

- **The top 5 storage challenges for Kubernetes**
- **Why S3-compatible storage enhances application portability**
- **How a private cloud reduces costs and increases developer productivity**
- **Key capabilities you should look for in choosing a storage platform**

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### S3 API for Application Portability

[Designed from the ground up as a native-S3 API platform](https://www-cloudian-com-staging.go-vip.net/lp/kubernetes-esg/), Cloudian offers the industry’s most complete S3 API compatibility. This eliminates lock-in and enhances application portability, so you can write code once then deploy it where it’s needed. Plus, you get fast, self-serve storage access using the standard Kubernetes Persistent Volume (PV) and Persistent Volume Claim (PVC) methodology to provision assets. This is storage for Kubernetes that’s agile and standards-based.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”5/12″ css=”.vc_custom_1598363056324{padding-top: 55px !important;}”][vc_column_text]![kubernetes s3 api](https://www-cloudian-com-staging.go-vip.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/kubernetes-s3-api-diagram-2.png)[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row equal_height=”yes” content_placement=”middle”][vc_column width=”7/12″ css=”.vc_custom_1598387612715{padding-top: 40px !important;}”][vc_column_text]![multi-tenancy makes containers storage easy to deploy on a private cloud](https://www-cloudian-com-staging.go-vip.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/kubernetes-multi-tenancy.png)[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”5/12″][vc_column_text]

### Multi-tenancy for Shared Storage

Share your private cloud among multiple use cases and operating environments. Cloudian’s secure multi-tenancy lets you create separate namespaces and self-serve management environments for development and production users. Each tenant’s environment is isolated, with data invisible to other tenants. Performance can be managed, too, with integrated quality of services (QoS) controls.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row full_width=”stretch_row” equal_height=”yes” content_placement=”middle” css=”.vc_custom_1648231177548{padding-bottom: 15px !important;background-color: #f2f5f8 !important;}”][vc_column width=”7/12″][vc_column_text]

### Hybrid Cloud-Enabled

Bring your on-prem and cloud worlds together. Cloudian’s integrated public cloud data management tools make it[easy to replicate or migrate data to AWS](https://www-cloudian-com-staging.go-vip.net/aws/), GCP, or Azure. Data stored to the cloud is always stored in that cloud’s native format, meaning that it’s directly accessible to cloud-based applications. There’s no lock-in. Manage data among clouds, too, making data accessible wherever it is needed, without the complexity of a separate management layer.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”5/12″][vc_column_text]![kubernetes hybrid cloud](https://www-cloudian-com-staging.go-vip.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/kubernetes-hybrid-cloud-enabled.png)[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row full_width=”stretch_row” equal_height=”yes” content_placement=”middle” css=”.vc_custom_1648231192674{padding-bottom: 15px !important;}”][vc_column width=”7/12″ css=”.vc_custom_1598387570349{padding-top: 55px !important;}”][vc_column_text]![kubernetes geo distribution](https://www-cloudian-com-staging.go-vip.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/kubernetes-diagram-4a.png)

*A single storage cluster can span multiple locations.*  
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### Span the Globe with Geo-Distribution

To keep performance up and latency down, applications require access to local storage. If you need to manage that storage and data across multiple sites, you know this can be a challenge. Cloudian solves this problem with a distributed architecture that lets you put data anywhere you need it.[From a single screen,](https://www-cloudian-com-staging.go-vip.net/products/hyperiq/)manage the integrated replication and striping tools to put data near the applications.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row full_width=”stretch_row” css=”.vc_custom_1600295991360{padding-bottom: 35px !important;background-color: #f2f5f8 !important;}”][vc_column width=”7/12″][vc_column_text]

### Cloudian: Hardened and Production-Ready

- Award-winning cloud-native (S3) object and file storage
- Over an exabyte of data under management
- Over 1,000,000 users

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- Modular, peer-to-peer clustered architecture
- Trusted by the world’s largest enterprises, government agencies, and service providers
- Deployments ranging in size from a single site to dozens of sites operating as a private cloud

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### Kubernetes Storage Guides

- [6 Reasons Why Cloudian Is the Perfect Storage for Kubernetes](https://data.cloudian.com/TOP-0594B-6-Reasons-Ideal-Storage-for-Kubernetes)
- [Kubernetes Security: The Complete Guide](https://www-cloudian-com-staging.go-vip.net/guides/kubernetes-storage/kubernetes-security-the-complete-guide/)
- [Kubernetes Storage 101: Concepts and Best Practices](https://www-cloudian-com-staging.go-vip.net/guides/kubernetes-storage/kubernetes-storage-101-concepts-and-best-practices/)
- [Understanding Kubernetes Multi-Tenancy](https://www-cloudian-com-staging.go-vip.net/guides/kubernetes-storage/understanding-kubernetes-multi-tenancy/)

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