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Bottom Line
Reliability is a critical factor in storage, and given the complexity of software defined storage, reliability rises still more in importance. Organizations that need maximum availability should consider Scality’s software-defined storage solution, which promises an astounding “14 nines” of data durability, for essentially 100 percent uptime.
To its credit, Scality is a pure-play software-defined storage vendor, so they know the market. Indeed, the company’s SDS solution is trusted by many service providers and media companies.
Furthermore, Scality offers low-cost object storage with excellent scalability and performance. It’s a top choice for buyers needing a SDS solution.
Product Description
Scality RING’s claim to fame is its 100 percent uptime guarantee. It offers scale-out object storage with policy-based data protection and self-healing. It runs on industry-standard hardware, and it promises a total cost of ownership up to 90 percent lower than legacy storage. It has been named a leader by both IDC and Gartner.
Type of product:
Software-only
Editions available:
N/A
License:
Proprietary
Key features:
- scale-out file and object storage solution
- distributed architecture
- peer-to-peer routing
- policy-based data protection
- self-healing
- native multi-site support
- 100 percent reliability
- Amazon S3 compatibility
Target Industries
Service providers, media and entertainment, financial services, healthcare, public sector, others
Customers
Time Warner Cable, Comcast, Renault, Staples, Dailymotion, Orange, Bloomberg Media Group, DMM.com, Telenet, Natixis, SURFsara, Rackspace, Molotov TV, RTL interactive, SFR, EDF, Com Hem
Pricing and How to Buy
Pricing available on request from Scality.
Scality RING Features Chart
| Scality RING | |
|---|---|
| Type of Product | Software-only |
| Editions Available | N/A |
| License | Proprietary |
| Key features | ● scale-out file and object storage solution ● distributed architecture ● peer-to-peer routing ● policy-based data protection ● self-healing ● native multi-site support ● 100 percent reliability ● Amazon S3 compatibility |
| Target Industries | Service providers, media and entertainment, financial services, healthcare, public sector, others |
| Pricing | Available on request |
For more information on virtualizing your storage infrastructure, read the Guide to Software Defined Storage.
