How Is Container Based Software Defined Storage Beneficial

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.