One of the advancements in the data storage industry is the
shift towards the container based data storage solutions. A container, in
simple words can be understood as a directory of a folder with the ability of
storing large volumes of data. Container based data storage solutions are
likely to make huge improvements in the data center’s efficiency and
productivity. Software
storage solutions which incorporates container based storage is a
useful option to further enhance the simplicity and easy management of the data
enters.
Software defined
storage is evolving with time to meet the challenges of the future data
storage world. Software defined storage
plays an important role in solving one of the main problems in the working of
the container based storage.
Software Defined
Storage Makes Data Storage Persistent
For a container native storage, it is very crucial that
there is persistent data storage. To achieve persistent storage, software defined storage allows the
developers to have a platform which enables them to put their data directly to
the applications running on the containers. It makes the data readily available
to the applications which is required to run those applications.
It makes the data storage persistent as the data remains
there even when the container does not exist anymore. It makes the data
available and makes the data storage persistent, as it is needed to remove the
limitation of the loss of data when the container disappears.
Software defined
storage does not only allow the data storage to become persistent but
there are also other benefits of SDS for container based storage solutions.
Software Defined
Storage Provisions Storage Capacity Through Automation
One of the other benefits of software defined storage for container based storage environments
is the automation it offers to the provisioning of storage. The automation allows
the storage administrators to allocate the storage space to the data in a
quick, error free and automated manner which makes it easy to scale up and scale
down as per the requirements of the enterprise.
Software Defined
Storage Brings Data Closer to Where It Is Needed
Software defined
storage makes it possible to close the distance between the data and the
location where it is required. It in turn enhances the data availability. SDS
does it by allowing the developers to put the data directly to the containers
where the applications run, based on that data. It not only offers close
proximity of data but also makes it highly available as the data remains there
even if the containers are lost.
Software defined
storage has the ability to make maximum use of the legacy data storage
which may also be referred to as persistent storage, and is also able to cope
up with the changing and ever increasing demands and challenges of the data
storage industry.
Conclusion
Software defined
storage makes container based storage more efficient, enhanced and improves
the processes to make the provision of data storage space, to reduce the
proximity of data and make it highly available, and balances the use of old and
new applications for a future proof data storage solution.
