UPDATED 08:00 EDT / APRIL 25 2018

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Red Hat simplifies software-defined storage with Storage One platform

Linux company Red Hat Inc. is adding to its software-defined storage options with the release today of a new platform called Red Hat Storage One.

The platform is designed to give enterprises a “plug-and-play” option for procuring and deploying SDN and tuning its performance. Storage One is available via a number of pre-engineered storage systems manufactured by Red Hat’s server hardware partners, including Super Micro Computer Inc. Those systems bundle the software and hardware needed to get set up together with support services from Red Hat’s partners.

Red Hat created Storage One in order to provide customers with an “open, flexible and modular” storage system that can be extended as necessary to support customer’s needs. As such, Storage One is designed to be very simple to get up and running with an easy to use installation tool based on Red Hat’s Ansible automation technology. The system also comes configured with a number of workload settings for services such as media content repositories and general purpose network attached storage.

In the same vein, Storage One has also been optimized for performance and throughput for these specific workloads, so users can get up and running with a minimum of fuss, the company said.

“Enterprises that need to deploy elastic storage for modern workloads and application portability across the open hybrid cloud are looking to software-defined storage,” said Ranga Rangachari, vice president and general manager of Red Hat Storage. “Many of our storage customers are looking to purchase and deploy a packaged solution that requires little customization.”

Storage One is designed with scalability in mind as well, with configurations available ranging in size from four to 24 nodes. Red Hat said the system can be updated later to accommodate further nodes if customers need them.

“Transformational software-defined storage can deliver greater benefits than traditional storage systems, even when it’s deployed with hardware,” said Scott Sinclair, a senior analyst at Enterprise Strategy Group.

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