High-Performance Computing (HPC) environments typically use parallel file systems as the core of their storage architecture. These environments also tend to leverage object storage as a near-line long-term repository of data. Object storage systems though, thanks to improved hardware and improved software, are now able to replace some of the parallel file system use case, especially in read-heavy HPC workloads.
In this Lightboard Video Storage Switzerland’s Lead Analyst George Crump and Caringo’s CEO, Tony Barbagallo discuss a real-world customer architecture to show how they use an object storage solution to simplify the environment and reduce costs while meeting performance expectations.
Twelve years ago George Crump founded Storage Switzerland with one simple goal; to educate IT professionals about all aspects of data center storage. He is the primary contributor to Storage Switzerland and is a heavily sought after public speaker. With over 25 years of experience designing storage solutions for data centers across the US, he has seen the birth of such technologies as RAID, NAS and SAN, Virtualization, Cloud and Enterprise Flash. Prior to founding Storage Switzerland he was CTO at one of the nation's largest storage integrators where he was in charge of technology testing, integration and product selection.
