It is already a leader in the softwaredefined storage controller software sdscs market. Total global revenue in the open source services market will reach over 17 billion u. Software defined storage storage networking industry. Open source carries softwaredefined storage forward. Softwaredefined storage marketgrowth, trends, and forecast. Top 12 softwaredefined storage sds companies technavio. The company defines its key competency as open softwaredefined storage or opensds, which basically means that the company exclusively integrates opensource software only. Software defined storage separates the data storage hardware from the software that manages it. Tarkan maner, formerly of wyse and dell, and now ceo at software defined storage specialist nexenta, tells us why open source, agility and flexibility, and affordability make for a compelling. Suse poised for greater growth in softwaredefined storage market by acquiring openattic storage management assets from itnovum suses first technology acquisition will complement organic growth. Open source softwaredefined storage backs new hybrid cloud.
Some softwaredefined storage leaders envision the sds approach becoming so common that it will cease to be a product differentiator. Suse softwaredefined infrastructure sdi solutions enable it to help drive innovation with greater agility, automation and reduced costs. What is the impact of software defined storage on the storage hardware and software markets. Software defined storage market size sds industry report, 2024. Tarkan maner, formerly of wyse and dell, and now ceo at softwaredefined storage specialist nexenta, tells us why opensource, agility and flexibility, and. How to market your open source project or business. Red hat is the worlds leading provider of open source solutions, using a communitypowered approach to provide reliable and highperforming cloud, virtualization, storage, linux, and middleware technologies. We selected six softwaredefined storage companies that. Softwaredefined storage sds is a marketing term for computer data storage software for policybased provisioning and management of data storage independent of the underlying hardware.
Emc vipr and isilon are marketed as software defined storage, but emc has a long road ahead to make all these truly sds. Suse poised for greater growth in softwaredefined storage market by acquiring openattic storage management assets from itnovum. Ceph storage offers unified block, object and file storage. Suse, a pioneer in open source software, provides reliable, interoperable linux, cloud infrastructure and storage solutions that give enterprises greater control and flexibility. Table 1 illustrates the key products that form a part of the spectrum storage family.
Red hat offers two software defined storage products, both based on open source technology. A third trend is the emergence of storage stacks that, to varying degrees, utilise open source software, often in conjunction with broader open source platforms, such as openstack. However, for now, enterprises prefer preconfigured sds products bundled with hardware for easier deployment. Hp has been a player in software defined storage and the software defined data center since inception and the only vendor capable of delivering on all elements of the software defined data center compute, networking, storage and managementoffering a complete sds strategy and vision based on simplicity, efficiency, and openness that makes storage availability a top priority. Nov 08, 2016 as part of the transaction, a team of highly skilled open source engineers from itnovum has joined suse. The work by the open compute project ocp will drive the creation of storage solutions that wont require the highlevel skill sets, as well as a.
Hp has been a player in softwaredefined storage and the softwaredefined data center since inception and the only vendor capable of delivering on all elements of the softwaredefined data center compute, networking, storage and managementoffering a complete sds strategy and vision based on simplicity, efficiency, and openness that makes storage availability a top priority. Softwaredefined storage market share and trends report. Instead, it has partnerships with multiple sds vendors, including ibm, red hat, scality, cohesity, datacore, hedvig, nexenta, stormagic and vmware. The emergence of hyperscale data has facilitated the expansion of software defined storage in recent days. Red hat we make open source technologies for the enterprise.
Whats behind the rise of the softwaredefined storage market the softwaredefined approach to storage is catching on. Software defined networking sdn, software defined computeserver, network virtualization security global. Today the market is more open to use this new approach to delivery more intelligence to. Disrupting the storage market with opensource software. In a recentlypublished assessment of the softwaredefined storage market, idcs ashish nadkarni, the firms research director for. Softwaredefined storage sds is a storage architecture that separates storage software from its hardware. Red hat hci is based on a mix of the companys products. Apr 19, 2018 while the overall storage market market experiences mature, slow growth, software defined storage is driving significant shifts in revenue. Jan 02, 2020 jan 02, 2020 wiredrelease via comtex an extensive and elaborate primary research on global software defined storage market report sheds light on numerous facets such as growth factors.
Nov 21, 2014 software defined storage market poised for growth. A leader in the software defined storage sds sector is nexenta, a startup founded in 2005 to exploit suns open source opensolaris operating system, creating nexenta os as the basis for a zfs. Software defined data center sddc market software defined storage sds. What role will software only offerings have in the hyperconverged market. Throughout 2016, the sds softwaredefined storage category achieved many new milestones and became increasingly tied to successful cloud deployments. Open source services market revenue worldwide 20172022. But what is somewhat unexpected is that suse has chosen to hitch its storage ambitions to the open source distributed block, object. Softwaredefined storage leaders talk 2018 trends in sds, hci. The software defined storage software market was valued at usd 9.
Sandisk partners with nexenta to offer open source. Were the only company offering softwareonly hyperconvergence and the only one offering a wholly open source solution, he said. Softwaredefined storage typically includes a form of storage virtualization to separate the storage hardware from the software that manages it. The big picture of software defined storage software deployers work through a data management interface such as cdmi to convey their requirements for the data they own. Many people are familiar with ceph and are leveraging. Softwaredefined storage opportunities for the enterprise. While still a relatively new concept, software defined storage sds has risen to prominence over the last few years. Ddn announces intent to acquire nexenta, the market leader. A third trend is the emergence of storage stacks that, to varying degrees, utilise opensource software, often in conjunction with broader opensource platforms, such as openstack. The global software defined storage market 20162020 report says rise of openstack will be a key trend for market growth as openstack open source. It is designed for the organization to store business data and enable the fast delivery of it services. All storage will become softwaredefined, and well stop talking about softwaredefined storage. Its vision is to connect siloed data solutions to build a self governed and intelligent data platform.
With sds, organizations can manage policybased provisioning and management of data storage independent of the underlying hardware. Software defined systemsand sddc as a wholepresents an opportunity to bundle commodity server hardware with opensource or at a minimum, standardized software, freeing organizations from. Jan 02, 2020 wiredrelease via comtex an extensive and elaborate primary research on global softwaredefined storage market report sheds light on. The global software defined storage sds market size was valued at usd 1,900. Combined with red hat s existing glusterfsbased storage offering, the addition of inktank positions red hat as the leading provider of open softwaredefined storage across object, block and file system storage. Red hat also offers awardwinning support, training, and consulting services. The market size of the software defined storage market sds was. The storage software is itself hardwareindependent. Software defined storage market, by component platformssolutions and services, by storage usage surveillance, databackup and disasterrecovery, storage provisioning and high availability, others, by organization size small and medium enterprises smes and large enterprises, by application education, telecom and ites, logistics and warehouse, healthcare, media and entertainment. We selected six software defined storage companies that. How are storage software vendors addressing the needs of small and mediumsized businesses. It most commonly refers to the opensource model, in which opensource software or other products are released under an opensource license as part of the opensourcesoftware movement. By usage, the software defined storage market has been segregated into data back up and disaster recovery, surveillance, storage provisioning and others.
Softwaredefined storage sds is one of the new technologies trending in the enterprise storage market. An open source community working under the linux foundation to address storage integration challenges in scaleout cloud native environments. Softwaredefined storage market size, share, forecast. Storage and computing infrastructure software platforms. While the overall storage market market experiences mature, slow. A market research report from gartner predicted that by 2019, 70 percent of.
Portworx recently launched an open source stateful storage project. Jun 27, 2017 were the only company offering softwareonly hyperconvergence and the only one offering a wholly open source solution, he said. Feb 27, 2015 open source software defined storage chalktalk. Softwaredefined storage vendors leading the pack network. Softwaredefined storage separates the data storage hardware from the software that manages it. Gluster runs on industrystandard servers, vms, or containers, and virtualizes the locally attached storage into a single elastic pool that usually is accessed via a native network protocol, or alternatively smb3 or nfs.
Theres also what we call the opensourcedriven softwaredefined enterprise. The closest the software defined storage market has come to an sds consensus is more marketecture than architecture. Jul 04, 2017 software defined systemsand sddc as a wholepresents an opportunity to bundle commodity server hardware with open source or at a minimum, standardized software, freeing organizations from. Jan 10, 2018 whats behind the rise of the software defined storage market the software defined approach to storage is catching on. Combined with red hats existing glusterfsbased storage offering, the addition of inktank positions red hat as the leading provider of open softwaredefined storage across object, block and file system storage. How has the adoption of cloudbased services changed the requirements for storage software. Thriving softwaredefinedstorage market will ramp up to. Open source storage, storage software, and storage infrastructure. Unlike traditional networkattached storage nas or storage area network san systems, sds is generally designed to perform on any industrystandard or x86 system, removing the software s dependence on proprietary hardware. Moreover, need for avoiding downtime of storage infrastructure is expected to present numerous opportunities in the market. The market is anticipated to gain traction, owing to the emergence of the big data technology. The following vendors offer storage software, but it isnt sds, at least not for the near future. The softwaredefined storage software market was valued at usd 9.
By software, the software defined storage market is segregated by sds server, sds controller software, data security, data management and others. Anyone can contribute to open source software and actually get paid. We selected six softwaredefined storage companies that are pushing the market. Suse poised for greater growth in softwaredefined storage. Why open source will be critical to the future of sddc. Open source products include permission to use the source code, design documents, or content of the product. Softwaredefined storage leaders talk 2018 trends in sds, hci software defined storage, fueled by hyperconverged infrastructure and scaleout objectfile storage, will grow in 2018, but terminology and product architectures may change. Anyone can contribute to opensource software and actually get paid. Emc vipr and isilon are marketed as softwaredefined storage, but emc has a long road ahead to make all these truly sds.
The software defined storage big picture putting it all together, the following diagram illustrates the concepts behind software defined storage. Indeed, such is the interest in or perhaps exploitation of sds that seemingly every storage supplier now offers a software defined approach. Sandisk partners with nexenta to offer open source software. For instance, in may 2019, suse, a leading opensource software developer, announced the launch of suse enterprise storage 6, a newly. Acquiring openattic from itnovum perfectly aligns with suses open source strategy providing softwaredefined infrastructure solutions for enterprises requiring powerful management capabilities, said nils brauckmann, ceo of suse.
The global software defined storage market, in terms of value, is expected to expand at a cagr of 25% between 2019 and 2027. Software defined storage is gaining an increased traction worldwide and so heres the list of the worlds top 12 software defined storage companies. They can also deploy free and open source sds solutions. Indeed, such is the interest in or perhaps exploitation of sds that seemingly every storage supplier now offers a softwaredefined approach. Sep 15, 2015 the company defines its key competency as open software defined storage or opensds, which basically means that the company exclusively integrates open source software only. Software defined storage market size share forecast 2026. Nexenta is the original market maker and leader in softwaredefined storage sds for multicloudfocused enterprises and 5g and iotdriven telcos and. Software defined storage market size, share, growth, forecast global software defined storage industry report, 2015 to 2025. The closest the softwaredefined storage market has come to an sds consensus is more marketecture than architecture. Jan 01, 2015 open source carries software defined storage forward. As the software defined data center sddc model paves the way towards the future of. They offer the flexibility and efficiency needed to improve timetomarket while ensuring service availability, so that customers can.
Global software defined storage market size, share, 20152025. Sds can separate storage software from hardware, thus cutting down on storage costs, in terms of capital cost and operation expenditure. Its wellsuited for cloud infrastructure, data analytics, media repositories and backup and recovery systems, and it is especially popular with openstack users. Market synopsis of global software defined storage market. Nexenta continues to lead storage market disruption with new nexentastor 5. If youre a geek with an open source product, then you should know that every. Softwaredefined storage market new tools and technology. Whats behind the rise of the softwaredefined storage market. A second version is based on vmwares software defined datacenter sddc software.
An opensource ventilator design has been submitted for fasttrack approval. Open source will revolutionise the enterprise storage market. One uses open source software management and storage from emcs scaleio division. Nov 19, 2014 cephstarter suse to enter software defined storage market.
Softwaredefined storage market size, share, forecast 2020. Software defined data center sddc market software defined. Why open source will be critical to the future of sddc zdnet. Open source softwaredefined storage chalktalk youtube. Software defined storage market research report global. Cephstarter suse to enter softwaredefined storage market. The opensds community seeks to address softwaredefined storage integration. Softwaredefined storage will come into its own in 2015, and opensource software will carry it there.
While the overall storage market market experiences mature, slow growth, softwaredefined storage is driving significant shifts in revenue. Software defined storage sds is one of the new technologies trending in the enterprise storage market. Throughout 2016, the sds softwaredefined storage category achieved many. Glusterfs is softwaredefined, scaleout, posixcompatible file storage. Software defined storage will come into its own in 2015, and open source software will carry it there. About nexenta nexenta is the market creator and leader in open softwaredefined storage opensds software solutions for hybrid and multi cloud enterprise environments via nexenta anycloud vision. Working with nas uk you have the freedom to choose the storage you need from a proven, trusted softwaredefined storage portfolio, scaleup or scaleout, file, block and object, to support your legacy and next generations applications and to futureproof your storage strategy.
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