StorPool

StorPool develops software-defined block storage for companies that build and run clouds. Its software pools standard servers into a shared, scalable storage system that can replace SAN arrays and all-flash arrays, and it is used for databases, web servers, virtual desktops, real-time analytics and other primary workloads.

What StorPool offers

• Primary storage platform — distributed block storage with low latency and linear scaling, including three-copy synchronous replication.
• Fully managed service — the StorPool team monitors, tunes and maintains the storage on the customer's behalf.
• Cloud stack integrations — drivers and plugins for OpenNebula, OpenStack and CloudStack.
• Kubernetes storage — persistent volumes for large bare-metal Kubernetes clusters.
• Mixed deployments — storage for public, private and hyper-converged clouds on standard hardware.

Who it works with

Public and private cloud builders, hosting and shared hosting providers, and managed service providers whose own clients range from small businesses to enterprises. Systems built on StorPool run in data centres in more than 30 countries.

Key facts

• Product history: in development for about ten years
• Interfaces: standard block devices for virtualised, containerised and bare-metal workloads
• Design aim: avoiding vendor lock-in through multi-stack support